Halloumi with Chilli & Greens | LifeHealth&Harmony

To make

For the Halloumi

Heat a heavy-based pan without oil. If you have a ridged pan, this gives the halloumi a very pretty grilled effect.

Cut the Halloumi into slices about ½ cm thick – some of them might break but it won't affect the dish

Gently place the Halloumi slices into the very hot pan and cook for about 2-3 minutes until the underside is golden brown. Carefully turn over and cook the other side.

Remove from the pan and keep warm

For the stir-fry

Drain the mushrooms and then chop roughly

Heat the olive or coconut oil in a wok or large frying pan

Add the ginger, garlic and chillies and cook for about 1 minute

Add the Bok or Pak Choi and mushrooms and stir fry until glistening and cooked but not too soft

Stir in the soy sauce and cook for another minute

Put onto warmed plates, place the grilled Halloumi on top and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds

Grilled Halloumi with Chilli &
Stir-fry Greens

Halloumi is a wonderful Cypriot cheese made from goat's or sheep's milk. It has an unusual texture which can only be described as 'squeaky' or, as my husband says 'like polystyrene' but don't let that put you off! Halloumi is very versatile and lends itself beautifully to grilling, dry-frying or even BBQ-ing – it doesn't melt quickly so you can get a lovely browned outside with salty creaminess in the middle.

Here I have combined it with chillies and a stir-fry of oriental greens - bok choi and pak choi are members of the cruciferous family (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower) and are some of the most nutritious greens – they're also very tasty! Toast some sesame seeds to sprinkle over the top and just feel those good vibes as you eat.

If you can't get bok choi or pak choi, you can use broccoli instead.

Ingredients serves 3-4

225g pack Halloumi – plain or with herbs or chilli

1 tblsp olive oil or coconut oil

450g pak choi or bok choi, washed and roughly chopped - (Swiss chard works well too)

10g dried Asian or porcini mushrooms, soaked in boiling water

3 spring onions, chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

2cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated or 1 tsp easy ginger from a jar

1-2 red chillies, very finely chopped. Remove the seeds if you want to reduce the heat

1 tblsp light soy sauce

2 tblsps toasted sesame seeds