Halloumi and Watermelon skewers. These halloumi kebabs are an easy halloumi cheese recipe with watermelon. Cut the watermelon into equal-sized pieces. Alternately thread the halloumi and watermelon onto the skewers.
Drizzle over the marinade and mix together with your Skewer cubes of halloumi, watermelon and bread alternately until you run out of skewers. If there is any marinade left, drizzle all over the skewers. Skewer the halloumi chunks on cocktail sticks, then add a watermelon chunk to each and drizzle over the harissa dressing. You can cook Halloumi and Watermelon skewers using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Halloumi and Watermelon skewers
- Prepare of For the drizzle:.
- It’s 75 ml of olive oil.
- You need 1 tsp of onion salt,.
- It’s 1 tsp of garlic powder.
- It’s 1 tsp of chilli flakes.
- You need 1 Tbsp of dried fenugreek leaves.
- It’s of For the skewers:.
- It’s 500 g of halloumi cheese.
- You need 400 g of watermelon.
- It’s 150 g of white bread all into 2.5cm cubes.
- You need of For the dip:.
- Prepare 95 g of tamarind paste.
- You need 100 ml of water.
- You need 60 g of honey.
- It’s 1/2 tsp of cinnamon.
- Prepare 1 of small red onion chopped.
Scatter with a little more dukkah and the mint leaves to serve. Halloumi is a salty, “squeaky” cheese that is typically pan-fried or grilled until golden and crisp on the outside. It adds a lovely depth of flavor to these sweet skewers!! It adds a lovely depth of flavor to these sweet skewers!!
Halloumi and Watermelon skewers step by step
- Soak wooden skewers in cold water for 15 minutes.
- Mix the drizzle ingredients in a large bowl.
- Put the halloumi in a bowl and cover with boiled water. Leave for 20 minutes (this will make the cheese soft and smooth in the centre when cooked).
- Drain the halloumi and add to the bowl with the drizzle, along with the watermelon and bread cubes. Give it all a good mix!.
- Thread the cubes of halloumi, watermelon, and bread onto each skewer. When done drizzle over the remaining oil mixture over the skewers.
- To make the dip, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
- Place a griddle pan on high heat. Brush it lightly with oil. Add your skewers and griddle for 6 minutes making sure you turn them ever 1.5 minutes so that you chat all sides. Alternatively you can grill your skewers for 8-10 minutes turning occasionally.
If you can’t find halloumi, feel free to substitute feta but skip the cooking step. Halloumi Skewers Recipe with Watermelon Check out these super simple skewers with salty halloumi and sweet watermelon. The sweet watermelon harmonizes beautifully with the spiciness of the creamy halloumi. A rustic baguette pairs beautifully with this salad and adds Arrange with the pieces of melon on a plate like roof tiles, drizzle with the lime vinaigrette and serve garnished with the lime wedges and mint leaves. Grilled watermelon may sound odd but we reckon it will become a go-to once you’ve tried it!