• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Fermenting for Foodies

Health, Taste and Tradition

  • Types of Fermentation
  • Everyday Recipes
  • Fermentation Supplies

Pan Fried Halloumi Salad with Lentils and Broccoli

Simple and easy halloumi salad for a quick meal

Halloumi is a salty fresh cheese that won’t melt when it is fried or grilled. It is a perfect feature for a simple halloumi salad.

This hearty salad can be served as a side dish or on its own as a complete meal. It is a delicious and unique dish to serve at a picnic or barbecue. Served fresh and hot or chilled, as a marinated salad.

DIY Fermentation Inspiration

Halloumi can be expensive to buy, so I encourage you to try making it yourself! Halloumi is an easy cheese for beginners because it is relatively simple and doesn’t require any complicated tools. Best of all, it only needs to age for a few weeks.

And if cheesemaking is daunting then starting with some easier ferments. Use homemade Dijon mustard to give this salad a real kick. Or serve it with a side of giardiniera pickles.

Print

Halloumi Salad

Halloumi Salad - With lentils, walnuts, broccoli and tomatoes

Looking for a simple, one-pot meal? Halloumi salad is hearty, healthy and delicious. It can be served warm as a vegetarian-friendly meal, or chill it for a marinated salad that would be perfect for a picnic.

  • Author: Emillie
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4–6 1x
  • Category: Salad
  • Cuisine: British

Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 bunches of broccoli
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 1 cup dried lentils
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 sprigs of thyme
  • 2 chopped tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup of toasted walnuts
  • 1 block of halloumi cheese (about 250g)
  • 3 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil + more for frying
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp salt, to taste
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. Boil the lentils with the bay leaf and thyme until they are just cooked (about 20 minutes). You want them to be still a bit firm.
  2. Cut the broccoli into bite-sized pieces. Toss the broccoli on top of the lentils for the last 5 minutes of cooking.
  3. When the broccoli and lentils are done, drain and rinse with cold water to stop them from over cooking.
  4. Make the salad dressing by mixing the olive oil, cider vinegar and mustard in a large salad bowl.
  5. Dice the tomatoes.
  6. Toss the lentils, broccoli and tomatoes in the salad dressing. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Pour 2 tbsp olive oil into a medium-sized, non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Chop the halloumi into small cubes and fry until golden.
  8. Scatter the halloumi and walnuts over the salad and serve immediately.

Notes

  • This salad is delicious as leftovers. Allow everything to marinate in the salad dressing and serve chilled.
  • Feel free to replace the halloumi with crumbled feta.
  • Thanks to Jamie Oliver for the original inspiration for this salad.

Keywords: gluten free, one-pot meal, quick, easy, barbecue, picnic, potluck, summer, 30 minutes or less, egg free, sugar free, vegetarian

Filed Under: Sides and SaladsTagged With: Broccoli, Halloumi, Lentil, Middle Eastern, Salad

Previous Post: « Fermented Hot Sauce
Next Post: Homemade Boursin Cheese »

Reader Interactions

Related Posts

My favourite halloumi cheese recipes
Halloumi Cheese
How to make different types of homemade fresh cheese.
10 Recipes for Homemade Fresh Cheese
Sourdough fermented red lentil and millet dosas
Lentil and Millet Dosas

Middle Eastern yogurt drink made from sparkling water, yogurt and salt
Middle Eastern Yogurt Drink: Ayran & Doogh
Simple and delicious fermented hummus is perfect for lunch, dinner, appetizers or snack
Fermented Hummus: A Probiotic Snack
Gluten free namoura made with cornmeal and honey
Gluten Free Namoura – Lebanese Honey Cake

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

Recipe rating ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆

Primary Sidebar

Hi, I'm Emillie, an island dwelling fermentation enthusiast. Fermenting For Foodies features healthy recipes designed feed your microbiome.
Read More →

Related Posts

Picnic Basket Vegetables - Probiotic Snacking Pickles
Picnic Basket Fermented Vegetable Sticks

Probiotic potato salad made with mixed fermented pickles
Prebiotic and Probiotic Potato Salad with fermented pickles

Fermented honey garlic pickles are perfect for sandwiches, barbecues and snacking with cheese
Fermented Honey Garlic Pickles

Simple quick fried sauerkraut for a health breakfast side dish
Quick Fried Sauerkraut – for breakfast or dinner

Affiliate Disclosure

In order to run this site, Fermenting For Foodies sometimes earns an affiliate commission on the sales of products we link to. We only feature items we genuinely want to share, and this is an arrangement between the retailer and Fermenting For Foodies. Readers never pay more for products. Thank you for reading!

a stream
Interested in more recipes, DIY projects or outdoor adventures? Check out my Pacific Northwest lifestyle blog: Berries & Barnacles. It celebrates the simple, healthy and sustainable.
  • Terms and Conditions
  • About

Copyright © 2021 · Foodie Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress