As my sister headed off to sunny France for a week she bequeathed to me some ingredients that wouldn't keep for the duration of her absence, one of which was a packet of baby portobello mushrooms. Knowing I also had some halloumi in the fridge and plenty of garlic, I decided I must use up the mushrooms with great haste and made this delicious warm salad. This was partly inspired by a friend's recent barbeque, where I was reminded just how well mushrooms and halloumi go together.
Ingredients:
250g mini portobello mushrooms
3 cloves garlic
200g halloumi
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Method:
Turn the grill on to medium/high then brush off any dirt from the mushrooms. Crush the garlic and distribute evenly across all the mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper then drizzle with a little olive oil. Place under the grill for 5-10 minutes, until the mushrooms are cooked and the garlic is lightly browned in places but not burned.
Set the mushrooms aside on a plate to cool, then griddle the halloumi for 3-5 minutes, until slightly softened, with griddle lines across the surface. Scatter over the mushrooms, drizzle a little more olive oil on top and serve. I found these were ideal as part of a selection of mezze-type dishes.
I bought halloumi for the first time last week and just fried some chunks of it with loads of black pepper - it's delicious! I like the idea of having it with mushrooms too...cheese and mushrooms - two of my favourite things!
ReplyDeleteAhhh Halloumi! *drools* I love doing mushroom, halloumi and salsa (in the salsa add some sweet thai chilli sauce!!) paninis with my trusty George Forman :p
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george foreman love! that sounds like an excellent panini too, i'll have to give it a go. nom nom nom. x
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