Ingredients
Scale
- 7oz / 200g halloumi cheese
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ a lemon
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 1 cup cooked brown or white rice or quinoa
- 1 medium Persian cucumber
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- 10 kalamata olives
- 2 tablespoons feta cheese
- Few slices of red onion
- ⅓ cup tzatziki (store bought or homemade)
- Optional pita bread or homemade flatbread sliced into triangles
- 4oz / 115g Greek yogurt (non-fat recommended)
- ½ small cucumber
- ½ garlic clove (or more if preferred)
- Small squeeze of lemon
- Good pinch of salt and dried dill
Instructions
- Whisk together olive oil, oregano, and lemon juice in a small bowl for the dressing.
- Marinate sliced halloumi in half of the dressing while preparing vegetables.
- Cut cucumber into circles, halve cherry tomatoes, and slice red onion.
- For homemade tzatziki, grate cucumber and mix with yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and dill.
- In a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, cook marinated halloumi until golden brown on both sides.
- Assemble bowls by layering cooked rice or quinoa with vegetables, halloumi, tzatziki sauce, olives, and feta cheese.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (400g)
- Calories: 572
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 814mg
- Fat: 37g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 23g
- Cholesterol: 60mg