Name: Grilled Fennel & Halloumi Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 21 min
Ingredients: 1 bulb fennel (sliced lengthways into 1cm pieces); 8 oz Halloumi cheese; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 clove garlic (minced); 1 tablespoon olive oil (or avocado oil); 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon sumac; 8 mint leaves

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This grilled fennel salad with halloumi is topped with a creamy sour cream dressing and a sprinkle of sumac and mint leaves. A hearty salad best served warm.

The slight aniseed flavour of fennel goes very well with the creamy saltiness of halloumi cheese. The dressing for this keto vegetarian salad is a creamy mixture of sour cream, lemon and garlic. Sumac and mint are the final seasonings to pull the dish together.

Is fennel low carb?

The bulbous fennel is an unique tasting vegetable. With it's slight aniseed flavour, it's great grilled, raw or baked. At 3.7g net carbs per carb it is a great low carb vegetable too!

Making a grilled fennel salad

This warm salad is simple and quick to make. I made mine on a griddle pan but this could easily be made on the BBQ too.

Slices of fennel and halloumi cheese are grilled then layered. A sour cream dressing is spooned on top then seasoned. I've used sumac for the seasoning as it's lemony taste goes great with fennel and halloumi.

Recipe Tips & Suggestions

The fennel could be roasted in place of grilling for a richer flavour.

Serve the fennel raw for extra crunch. Finely slice the fennel and place in a large bowl of iced water for 10 minutes to help keep it crisp.

If you don't have halloumi cheese try paneer, queso fresco or feta cheese.

Set the fennel fronds aside for a garnish in place of the mint.

grilled fennel and halloumi with sour cream

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Grilled Fennel & Halloumi Salad

A grilled fennel salad with slices of grilled halloumi makes a delicious warm salad.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 11 mins

Total Time 21 mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Low carb

Servings servings

Calories 348 kcal

Ingredients

1 bulb fennel sliced lengthways into 1cm pieces
8 oz Halloumi cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil

Dressing

½ cup sour cream
1 clove garlic minced
1 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon black pepper

Serve with

1 teaspoon sumac
8 mint leaves

Instructions

Heat the griddle pan on a medium heat. Brush the fennel slices with olive oil and place them on the griddle pan. Grill for about 5-7 minutes, turning over when the fennel is golden. Remove and set aside.
Cut the halloumi into 3 lengthways slices, then cut them in half. Place the halloumi slices on the griddle pan and for 2 minutes each side until the cheese has griddle marks.

Make the dressing

Whisk the sour cream with the lemon juice, garlic and olive oil, season with black pepper and set aside.

Assemble

Place the fennel slices on a serving dish, top with the halloumi. Drizzle with the creamy dressing and spinkle the sumac over the salad. Top with mint leaves and serve immediately.

Notes

Makes 4 hearty servings.

The net carbs will be the total carb count minus the fibre count. Carb count excludes sugar alcohols.

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