Vegetarian Shawarma Recipe with Halloumi

Halloumi shawarma

Name: Halloumi shawarma
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 3
Ingredients: 1 tbsp shawarma paste or spice blend (we used Belazu); ½ lemon juiced; 1 block halloumi cut into thin slices; ½ cucumber diced; 2 tomatoes diced; ½ red onion finely chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil; a splash red wine vinegar; 150g hummus; 150g natural yogurt; mint a handful of leaves; 3 large flatbreads warmed

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: October 28, 2019 at 3:16 PM

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Serves 3

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

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Grill spiced halloumi until golden and serve with warm flatbreads and a fresh salad for a spiced veggie midweek meal

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Ingredients

Nutrition

1 tbsp shawarma paste or spice blend

(we used Belazu)
½ lemon

juiced
1 block halloumi

cut into thin slices
½ cucumber

diced
2 tomatoes

diced
½ red onion

finely chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
a splash red wine vinegar
150g hummus
150g natural yogurt
mint

a handful of leaves
3 large flatbreads

warmed

Nutrition: per serving

kcal699
fat39g
saturates14.3g
carbs51.9g
sugars10.3g
fibre7.2g
protein31.6g
salt3.5g

Method

step 1

Heat the grill to high. Mix together the shawarma paste and lemon juice, and brush all over the halloumi. Spread out on a baking tray and leave for 5 minutes.
step 2

Meanwhile, toss the cucumber, tomatoes and red onion with the oil and red wine vinegar, and season. Mix together the hummus and yogurt.
step 3

Grill the halloumi, turning once, until golden and sizzling.
step 4

Divide the hummus yogurt between 3 plates and swirl. Top with the hot halloumi, sprinkle over the salad and the mint. Serve with warm flatbreads for scooping.

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