Author Notes
With summertime in full swing it’s a perfect time to get fresh ingredients from your garden or the local farmer’s market. In South Louisiana we love to garden and luckily the supply of vegetable plants at the feed or hardware stores are extremely healthy. Putting those fresh picked veggies into fantastic recipes is fun and easy. This season the early harvest is basil and cherry tomatoes that together make a refreshing colorful salad. My sister and I at CleverCajun have seen many different recipes using similar ingredients but our favorite thing that sets this salad apart is fried Halloumi cheese. Halloumi is a dense white cheese made from sheep’s milk. It has a slight salty taste and very high melting point, which means when you cook it instead of melting it browns. —Cel Wise
Ingredients
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20-30
Fresh picked cherry tomatoes
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10-15
Leaves of garden basil
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2 teaspoons
Extra virgin olive oil
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1-2 teaspoons
Balsamic vinegar
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1
Block Halloumi cheese
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Seasoning of your choice
Directions
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After washing, cut the tomatoes into halves and the basil into thin strips.
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Add the tomatos, basil strips, 1 tsp olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and seasoning to a bowl and mix thoroughly together. Allow to sit while preparing the Halloumi.
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Add 1 tsp olive oil to a heated skillet. Slice the Halloumi lengthwise into 1/4 inch slabs. Add slices of Halloumi to the skillet and allow to brown before flipping to the other side.
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Once cheese is golden brown, coarsly chop and add to salad.
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