Cantaloupe-Cucumber Salad with Grilled Halloumi
5
Points®
Total time: 20 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 5 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Here is the simple summer salad of your dreams. It features halloumi, a unique Greek cheese known for its ability to be grilled or even pan-fried to soften without completely melting, leaving no mess behind. Mixed with colourful and flavourful cantaloupe, cucumber, and mint, this beautiful salad is sure to get some serious rotation in your summer repertoire. The best way to choose the perfect cantaloupe is to make sure it smells fragrant and gives just a bit at the stem end when pressed with your thumb. If you can’t find any mint, basil would be a perfect stand-in.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
White balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp(s)
Extra virgin olive oil
1½ tsp(s)
Kosher salt
¼ tsp(s)
Black pepper
¼ tsp(s)
Cantaloupe
2 cup(s), diced, cut into 2-inch pieces
Cucumber
2 cup(s), thinly diagonally sliced
Halloumi cheese
4 oz, cut into 4 slices
Fresh mint leaves
½ cup(s)
Instructions
1
In large bowl, whisk vinegar, oil, salt, and black pepper. Add cantaloupe and cucumber and toss until coated. Let cantaloupe and cucumber sit for 5 to 20 minutes.
2
Meanwhile, coat grill pan with nonstick spray. Heat pan over medium-high. Coat cheese with nonstick spray. Grill until grill marks appear and cheese is softened, about 2 minutes on each side.
3
Gently toss mint with cantaloupe and cucumber. Arrange salad on platter or in shallow bowl. Top salad with warm grilled cheese and serve immediately.
4
Serving size: about 1 cup salad and 1 cheese slice
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