Whats up! That is David & Luise. Bear in mind us? Throughout our virtually eight years of running a blog now we have by no means left it silent for 2 months earlier than. We’re going to do what we at all times do in these conditions and blame the children. Wether we miss a dentist appointment, neglect to reply a textual content message, get a parking ticket or are two months late with a weblog submit, it’s at all times our child’s fault. On this case nevertheless it’s truly considerably true. We merely underestimated how a lot time and a focus three children on summer season vacation takes. They’ve sooo a lot vitality. I (David) have been considering of how to join them (and with them I imply Isac) to the facility grid in order that they (he) might exchange a nuclear energy plant or two. And I might maybe money in a Nobel worth for saving the world. Anyway, after a few weeks of feeling unhealthy about not having a single second over to weblog new recipes, we as an alternative determined to present ourselves a summer season break from all of it. So now we have been making an attempt to maintain up with our kids’s tempo (clearly unimaginable) and play on their guidelines (additionally unimaginable as a result of they ignore guidelines) this summer season. It’s been enjoyable and far wanted.
However we’re right here now with loads of new recipe concepts and tasks. A number of different issues have occurred throughout the summer season. We virtually purchased ourselves a tiny smoothie bar in a park, we burnt pancakes from Inexperienced Kitchen at Residence inside a jam-packed little e-book retailer in Bathtub and now we have deliberate the discharge of the European languages subsequent month, however we’ll discover time to discuss extra about all that. For now, let’s simply discuss meals. Earlier than the summer season and watermelon season is throughout.
This recipe has been happening repeat all summer season. It’s truly a mixture of two recipes which we just lately realized work brilliantly collectively. A easy watermelon and halloumi salad and our Magic Inexperienced Sauce. We first received the concept to mix watermelon with halloumi from a recipe photograph in a grocery store pamflett and from that combo, we’ve added some chickpeas, cherry toms and pumpkin seeds to make it much less of a aspect and extra of a meal. It’s a very nice mixture. Wealthy and chewy halloumi, candy and contemporary watermelon, crunchy pumpkin seeds and a tangy, flavorful and barely spicy sauce. If I wasn’t such a humble man, I’d say that it’s in all probability among the best watermelon salads you’ll do this summer season. Fortunately, I’m tremendous humble and can simply say that it’s fairly good.
A easy vegan possibility can be to interchange the halloumi with marinated tofu. Simply make positive to squeeze out the liquid earlier than marinating it, so it soaks up all of the taste. Quinoa, black lentils or rice is also a fantastic addition if you wish to make this salad extra substantial.
Right here is a little bit salad assembling motion by Luise.
Technically, the Magic Inexperienced Sauce is simply our tackle Chimichuri with a extra hippie identify. We use lime juice as an alternative of vinegar and have added a little bit avocado to give it the best steadiness between creamy and chunky and likewise a couple of drips maple syrup to spherical off the sharpness from the opposite flavors. The magic lies in its means to switch any easy dish into one thing flavorful. Other than this salad, we additionally apply it to scrambled eggs, as a dip for uncooked crudités, inside rye sandwiches and on prime of shakshuka. Now we have made it with quite a lot of totally different herb combos and located that something goes (however parsley, cilantro/coriander and mint remains to be a fav).
Watermelon & Halloumi Salad with Magic Inexperienced Sauce
Serves 4
Watermelon & Halloumi Salad
1 kg / 2 lb watermelon
200 g / 7 oz halloumi
150 g / 1 cup good high quality cherry tomatoes
1 can / 200 g / 1 cup cooked chickpeas
60 g / 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds / pepitas
2 giant handfuls Mâche lettuce (or any tender lettuce)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 lime
Salt
Magic Inexperienced Sauce
1 giant handful (30 g / 1 tightly packed cup) combined contemporary herbs (we used parsley, cilantro and mint)
1/2 cup / 120 ml olive oil
Juice from 1 lime
1 tbsp capers
1 tsp maple syrup
1 clove garlic
1 small chili
1/2 avocado
1/2 tsp sea salt flakes
Begin by making ready the sauce. Add all sauce elements to a meals processor and pulse a couple of occasions till coarsely combined, verify the flavour and consistency and add extra salt, herbs or oil if wanted. If you happen to don’t have a meals processor, finely chops herbs, capers, garlic and chili, mash the avocado and blend every thing in a bowl along with olive oil, lime juice and maple syrup. Add salt to style. Then put aside.
Cube the watermelon and halloumi, quarter the tomatoes and rinse the chickpeas. Toast the pumpkin seeds on medium warmth in a dry pan with a little bit salt till they start to pop, then switch them to a chopping board and chop coarsely. Add a little bit oil to the pan and fry the halloumi for a few minutes till golden on all sides.
Prepare the lettuce in a bowl or on a serving platter. Add chickpeas, tomatoes, watermelon and halloumi. Squeeze over a little bit lime juice and drizzle with oil and toss till combined. Prime with pumpkin seeds and Magic Inexperienced Sauce, with additional within the aspect. Take pleasure in!
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PS!
We’re off to Rome now to have fun that it was 10 years in the past that my drunk toes tried to seduce dance Luise on a membership by the Tiber whereas concurrently utilizing ALL my Italian decide up strains on her (took me approx 1 hour earlier than I spotted that she was Danish and never Italian!). We’re bringing all the children this time and we’d actually respect a remark if you understand any good locations to eat, enjoyable playgrounds, outside swimming pools or your favourite gelato bars. Grazie!
