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Pitta bread salad

Warm halloumi cheese is a real treat; here's a way to serve it up in style.

Warm halloumi cheese is a real treat; here's a way to serve it up in style.

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Cooking Time

Cook: 25 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £2.05 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 382g serving contains

Energy
2395kj
572kcal
29%
Fat
32.9g
High
47%
Saturates
10.1g
Med
51%
Sugars
7.1g
Med
8%
Salt
2.2g
High
36%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
627kj/150kcal

Ingredients

Finely grated zest of half unwaxed lemon

2 tbsp lemon juice

5 tbsp olive oil

2 hearts of Romaine Lettuce, shredded

250g vine-ripened cherry tomatoes, halved

4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced

10cm piece cucumber, cut into 1cm pieces

2 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley

400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

175g halloumi, cut into 2cm slices

4 pitta breads

Method

1
Pre-heat the grill. Whisk together the lemon zest, lemon juice and olive oil, and season with pepper.
2
Grill the pitta breads on both sides until lightly toasted. Tear into small pieces. Add to the salad with the hot halloumi and toss together again.
3
Put the lettuce, tomatoes, spring onions, cucumber, parsley and chickpeas in a large bowl. Add the lemon dressing and toss everything together gently.
4
Grill the halloumi slices on both sides until they're tinged brown. Roughly chop.
5
Serve immediately while the bread is still crisp.