simple mediterranean salad

Simple avocado salad, prepared Mediterranean-style with cucumbers, tomatoes, basil, and other Mediterranean favorites! Tossed in a tasty garlic vinaigrette with a generous pinch of Za'atar!

Simple Mediterranean Avocado Salad with Halloumi

Roma tomato, diced

English cucumber (hot house cucumber), diced

shallot, sliced

avocado,

pitted Kalamata olives, more to your liking

10-15 basil leaves, gathered together and thinly sliced (chiffonade)

Early Harvest Greek extra virgin olive oil

lemon,

garlic clove,

Salt and pepper

Prepare the vinaigrette. Place vinaigrette ingredients in a mason jar, cover tightly and shake until well-combined. Set aside for now (you'll want to give the vinaigrette another shake before using).

In a salad bowl, add all the salad ingredients except the halloumi cheese and basil.  Pour the vinaigrette and give the salad a gentle toss. Taste and adjust seasoning, add a sprinkle more of za'tar spice. Add the basil, and give one very quick and gentle toss.

If adding halloumi cheese. Combine cheese cubes and about 1 to 2 tbsp or so extra virgin olive oil in a small bowl. Toss to coat the cheese with the EVOO. Heat an indoor griddle over medium heat. Add cheese cubes and grill for 2-3 minutes, turning over on all sides, until lightly browned and nice char marks appear (it should be crisp on the outside and nice and melty on the inside).

Add the grilled Halloumi to the salad and serve immediately.

This recipe is perfect for summer. Delicious!

I love haloumi!!!! My favorite Greek restaurant back home had a fried cheese dish with pitas and it was my favorite! Love this idea to put it in a salad! I can't wait to try this one for sure!

Oh wow. This salad is perfection. I love all of the fresh flavors and , of course, the addition of avocado. That creaminess can't be beat! I need this on my menu stat.

This salad is just dreamy. Such a great side dish for any meal.

I love chunky salads like this! That avocado is calling my name!

Excited to try this! One quick question - in the ingredients basil is listed twice. Should it only be 10-15 not a total of 20-30? Just wanted to clarify. Also, Kalamata olives are a bit salty for me though I do love black olives. Would those work for a substitute here?

Fresh and healthy - love it! Halloumi cheese is underused, in my opinion (by myself included!) and it sounds like the perfect addition here.

This is a fabulous salad! My partner says that this is his favorite salad hands down!

Wow, wow, wow. This was amazing. We did include the grilled (indoor) halloumi, and it really made the salad. It's so simple and so delicious, Next time we might try substituting cilantro for the basil, somehow it seemed like that could be a positive alternative.

This is my go to salad. Love it and is very simple to make. Love all your recipes.

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