Bills Greek Salad With Pan-Fried Halloumi - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
sea salt
fresh ground black pepper
4 ripe tomatoes, halved and cut into thirds
2 short lebanese cucumbers, quartered lengthways and cut into chunks
1 red onion, finely sliced
20 g mint leaves
20 g flat leaf parsley (Italian)
95 g kalamata olives or 95 g other black olives
1 tablespoon olive oil
250 g halloumi cheese, cut lengthways into 1 cm (1/2 inch)

Preparation

Place the extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice in a bowl and mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Add the tomato, cucumber, onion, mint, parsley and olives. Toss until the salad is evenly coated with the dressing.
Place a large frying pan over a medium to high heat and add the olive oil. Cook the haloumi slices for 1 minute on each side, or until golden. Remove and place on paper towels to drain. Divide the salad among four serving plates and top with the haloumi slices.