Leave it to halloumi to have us thinking of dinner all day! This squeaky, salty cheese is an all-time fave in the Hello Fresh kitchen. Here we've featured halloumi and added tender farro, sweet tomatoes and a light and sweet dressing.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
200 g
Halloumi Cheese
(Contains Milk)
113 g
Cherry Tomatoes
½ cup
Farro
(Contains Wheat)
7 g
Parsley
1 tbsp
Red Wine Vinegar
(Contains Sulphites)
56 g
Baby Spinach
50 g
Shallot
30 g
Mixed Olives
(Contains Sulphites)
2 tbsp
Fig Jam
2.5 tbsp
Oil*
¼ tsp
Salt and Pepper*
Before starting, wash and dry all produce.
Add the farro and 3 cups water (dbl for 4 ppl) to a medium pot. Cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium. Cook, uncovered, until farro is tender, 14-16 min. When farro is done, strain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
While the farro cooks, halve the tomatoes. Roughly chop the parsley. Peel, then mince the shallot. Roughly chop the olives. Roughly chop the spinach. Cut the halloumi into 1/4-inch thick slices, then rinse and pat dry with paper towels.
Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add 1/2 tbsp oil, then the halloumi slices. Cook, until golden-brown, 1-2 min per side. (NOTE: Don't overcrowd the pan; cook halloumi in 2 batches for 4 ppl, using 1/2 tbsp oil for each batch!) Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
Whisk together the shallots, fig jam, vinegar, 1 tbsp water and 1 tbsp oil (dbl both for 4 ppl) in a large bowl.
Add the farro, tomatoes, spinach and parsley to the large bowl with the dressing. Toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
Divide Greek grain salad between plates and top with golden halloumi. Sprinkle with the chopped olives.