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  1. 1lb halloumi or paneer cheese (454g)
    1 second spray cooking oil (3g)
    2 15oz can garbanzo beans (two 425g cans)
    116 oz jar chopped roasted red peppers (1
    454g jar)
    112 oz jar chopped pepperoncini peppers (one 340g jar)
    16 oz jar chopped pitted olives (one 170g jar)
    15 oz jar chopped Kalamata olives (one 140g
    jar)
    1/2 bunch parsley, minced (optional)
    1 tosp olive oil to dress (optional) (12g)
    Zest & Juice from 1 lemon (optional)

    Remove the halloumi from its packaging and cut it into medium-sized pieces (see video for size reference)
    Submerge the pieces fully in cold water and stir well to rinse off the salty brine and then dry.
    Heat a pan over medium heat.
    Once hot, spray with cooking oil and add the halloumi pieces, searing each side until golden brown. Set aside.
    Make the salad
    Open all of your cans/jars, strain the ingredients, and rinse your beans.

    Add them all to a large bowl along with your alloumi and the optional minced parsley o olive oil if using.
    Toss everything together, then taste and adjust salt if needed. If it feels like the salad needs more acid, add a small splash of vinegar or lemon juice.
    Store in an air-tight container and use within 5-7 days.

  2. I do kidney beans, chickpeas, green and black olives, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts,pepperoncini ,roasted red pepper, parsley, dill, feta and if I have salami I'll throw it in too.

  3. Any suggestions for removing chickpea skins easily? If I eat too much of the skins, it upsets my guts XD

  4. i would eat soooooo much halloumi if it wasn't so salty! sadly my stomach gets upset from too much salt very easily…

  5. I made something similar today when friends dropped by unexpectedly and we talked for so long we needed food fast and I didn't want takeout. I boiled up some bowtie pasta, drained the oil out of some jarred peppers, sundried tomatoes, artichokes, olives and capers, then used scissors to chop them all up, dumped them in with the drained pasta and added some leaves from the basil plant growing on my window + salt and pepper. It was lovely and my friends raved about it and took some home with them, I was very pleased for <15 mins of prep time, only a pan and scissors to clean up from the prep and it was tasty, filling and nutritious

  6. I love halloumi!!! It’s so salty and I love it, but it also can be used with a variety of foods. My only complaint is that it squeaks between your teeth.

  7. Can we talk about how annoying it is when men wear black gloves when they cook to make it more masculine? It’s like a giant nohomo every time I see it. And it’s not more sanitary than washing your hands.

  8. We had a breakfast with grilled halloumi cheese in Scotland and it was phenomenal, I’d never hear of it before. Come back to states and tried Oaxaca cheese griddled, it was very similar and delicious also.