Grilled halloumi burger recipe

Ingredients

Serves 3
Vegetarian

• 3 large flat mushrooms

• 1 clove of garlic

• Pinch of fresh thyme

• Olive oil

• Salt and black pepper to season

• 1 pack of Greek halloumi – 250g

• 3 brioche burger buns or your favourite choice of bread

• Houmous

• Smoked red pepper relish

• 1 packet wild rocket – 70g

• Lemon dressing (good olive oil and lemon juice) to dress the rocket

Total prep/cook time: 20 mins

Method

1. Set the oven to 180oC

2. Peel the mushrooms and place on a tray.

3. Grate the garlic, pick the thyme leave and mix both with a little oil. Pour this over the mushrooms and season.

4. Place in the oven and roast for about 8 minutes until the mushrooms are soft and are starting to colour.

5. Cut the halloumi cheese into 3 slabs length ways to get a larger cooking surface, place in an already hot, lightly oiled pan on a medium heat. The trick is to soften the cheese without burning the outside; you do not want a crisp grilled cheese with a hard rubbery centre.

6. Cut the buns and grill the middles.

7. Spread houmous on both sides, place mushrooms on top, then halloumi and relish.

8. Dress the rocket in lemon dressing and fill, replacing the bun.

9. Enjoy!

Halloumi can be cut into fingers coated in flour and deep-fried to create a rich indulgent starter or sharing dish, with dipping sauces such as black garlic mayo, gochujang ketchup or pesto. Simply grilled it makes a great breakfast with, avocado and eggs with a few drops of tabasco.