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Grilled halloumi and dukkah crumbed avocado salad with a buttermilk dressing

Grilled halloumi and dukkah crumbed avocado salad
  • Serves: 4
  • Preparation: 25 minutes
  • Cooks In: 15 minutes
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Ingredients

200 g halloumi, sliced 5mm thick
Olive oil for cooking
250 g baby cucumber, thinly sliced
1 fennel bulb, thinly shaved
3 handfuls (80g) rocket
200 g petite tomatoes, sliced in half
2 Hass avocados
1 lemon
20 g nut and spice dukkah
Dressing:
cup buttermilk
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp parsley
1 tbsp dill

Method

To make the dressing:
1

Combine all the ingredients into a small jar, place the lid on and shake well. Set aside.

For the salad:
2

Warm up a heavy base fry pan (cast iron is ideal) to medium heat. Add a drizzle of olive oil and add the sliced halloumi, once a nice golden colour develops gently flip over and grill the other side. Remove from the heat and squeeze over half a lemon, set aside. This may need to be done in batches depending on how much liquid comes out of the cheese.

3

In a mixing bowl combine the rocket, shaved fennel, sliced cucumber and petite tomatoes. Pour over half of the dressing and toss through to evenly coat.

4

Slice the avocado into wedges, squeeze over half of a lemon to prevent them from browning. Pour the nut and spice dukkah out onto a flat plate. Gently lay one avocado wedge at a time into the dukkah to coat one side of the wedge. Repeat the process for the remainder of the avocado wedges.

5

Serve the salad onto a large platter, add the halloumi followed by arranging the dukkah crumbed avocado wedges over the top. Pour over the remainder of the dressing and serve straight away.

Ingredients

 200 g halloumi, sliced 5mm thick
 Olive oil for cooking
 250 g baby cucumber, thinly sliced
 1 fennel bulb, thinly shaved
 3 handfuls (80g) rocket
 200 g petite tomatoes, sliced in half
 2 Hass avocados
 1 lemon
 20 g nut and spice dukkah
Dressing:
  cup buttermilk
 1 tbsp lemon juice
 1 tbsp parsley
 1 tbsp dill

Directions

To make the dressing:
1

Combine all the ingredients into a small jar, place the lid on and shake well. Set aside.

For the salad:
2

Warm up a heavy base fry pan (cast iron is ideal) to medium heat. Add a drizzle of olive oil and add the sliced halloumi, once a nice golden colour develops gently flip over and grill the other side. Remove from the heat and squeeze over half a lemon, set aside. This may need to be done in batches depending on how much liquid comes out of the cheese.

3

In a mixing bowl combine the rocket, shaved fennel, sliced cucumber and petite tomatoes. Pour over half of the dressing and toss through to evenly coat.

4

Slice the avocado into wedges, squeeze over half of a lemon to prevent them from browning. Pour the nut and spice dukkah out onto a flat plate. Gently lay one avocado wedge at a time into the dukkah to coat one side of the wedge. Repeat the process for the remainder of the avocado wedges.

5

Serve the salad onto a large platter, add the halloumi followed by arranging the dukkah crumbed avocado wedges over the top. Pour over the remainder of the dressing and serve straight away.

Grilled halloumi and dukkah crumbed avocado salad with a buttermilk dressing

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