Watermelon & Seared Halloumi Salad

Name: Watermelon & Seared Halloumi Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 8 oz halloumi, in thick slabs; 4 cups watermelon, in big cubes, COLD; Big handful mint + a little basil; ½ red onion, sliced paper-thin; 2 tbsp olive oil + 1 tbsp lime juice + pinch of chili flakes; Flaky salt; Toasted pita alongside

Cold sweet fruit, hot salty cheese — the summer collision that works.

🍽️ Mediterranean ⏱️ 10 min prep · 5 min cook 👥 Serves 3 📊 Beginner

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Ingredients

8 oz halloumi, in thick slabs
4 cups watermelon, in big cubes, COLD
Big handful mint + a little basil
½ red onion, sliced paper-thin
2 tbsp olive oil + 1 tbsp lime juice + pinch of chili flakes
Flaky salt
Toasted pita alongside

Method

Sear the halloumi in a dry hot pan, 2 minutes per side, to a deep golden crust — it should squeak hot and salty.
Arrange the cold watermelon on a platter with the onion.
Lay the hot halloumi over the cold fruit immediately — the temperature clash is the dish.
Whisk the oil, lime, and chili; drizzle over everything.
Mint, basil, flaky salt, done. Salt-sweet, hot-cold, squeaky-juicy — three contradictions per forkful, all of them summer.

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