Halloumi and Watermelon Salad with Mint

Name: Halloumi and Watermelon Salad with Mint
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Cypriot
Ingredients: 400g watermelon, rind removed, cut in chunks; 250g halloumi, cut in 1 cm slices; 80g rocket; 0.5 red onion, very thinly sliced; 15g fresh mint, leaves picked; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 lemon, juiced; 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds; 0.25 tsp black pepper

Salty, golden grilled halloumi against cold sweet watermelon, peppery rocket and fresh mint. Perfect on a hot day.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.52 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

3 servings

Ingredients

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400 gwatermelonrind removed, cut in chunks
250 ghalloumicut in 1 cm slices
80 grocket
½red onionvery thinly sliced
15 gfresh mintleaves picked
3 tbspolive oil
1lemonjuiced
2 tbsppumpkin seeds
¼ tspblack pepper

Method

1
Put the watermelon, rocket, red onion and mint in a large bowl.
2
Whisk 2 tbsp of the oil with the lemon juice and black pepper. Do not add salt, the halloumi is salty enough.
3
Heat a non stick frying pan over a medium high heat with the last tbsp oil. Fry the halloumi for 1 to 2 minutes each side until golden with dark stripes.
4 min
4
Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry pan for 2 minutes until they pop.
2 min
5
Toss the salad with the dressing, pile onto plates, top with the hot halloumi and scatter over the seeds. Eat straight away.

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