Grilled Halloumi and Vegetables Recipe (2024)

The only thing missing from this recipe is garlic. Lots of garlic. No self-respecting Cypriot would dream of having halloumi without garlic somewhere — like lightly browned in the olive oil you want to drizzle over the cheese. Also, I don't bother with scallions, I use onions. I've spent lots of time in Cyprus, and fried or grilled eggplant plus raw tomatoes plus the grilled halloumi is a staple.

Hi Sandy, I am Cypriot and a resident of Cyprus, so I have to respectfully disagree. We might eat halloumi with accompanying sides that are loaded with garlic (eg tahini, hummus, beetroot, smashed green olives etc), but it's just as likely that we'll enjoy it with a simple tomato salad (with/without onion) dressed with fragrant olive oil, vinegar or lemon, salt, and maybe some dried oregano scattered over the tomatoes at the end. I agree, tho, that garlic goes well.

grilled halloumi goes with EVERYTHING!!!!! Ten out of ten folks!!!! But make sure to get the grill marks on the cheese.

I often cook haloumi. If you let it come to room temp it slices easier and cooks faster as well because you lose less of the whey.

Try adding shallots into the mix. Halloumi, shallots and red bell pepper is a great combo and a real crowd pleaser!

Made this yesterday evening and it was a hit,everyone loved the grilled veg but I think that I sliced the cheese too thin and while I waited for the grill marks,it dried out too much for my taste. Also baked some bulbs of garlic to add the the platter and used grilled Naan bread rather than pita. Sumac for seasoning but next time I plan on using the zatar to kick up the flavors a notch as someone mentioned in an earlier note. A friend took the leftovers home,it was that good!

Quest de Frier is so similar to Haloumi, but much less expensive.

I am among those who are tearfully without a grill in New York City in the summer, but doing this under the broiler of my apartment oven roasted the veg in 25 minutes and crisped the halloumi. With a bottle of fruity red and the windows wide open, we were happy.

This was such a beautiful dish - and really you can use so many different things. Most important, it was so easy to do for company. Grill some steaks, and while they're resting, let someone grill the cheese and vegetables and whatever bread you choose. Delicious and beautiful and best of all, easy on the hostess! This is going to be my go-to recipe for crowds.

You can find it at Trader Joe's and Super Fresh in the Philadelphia Suburbs

Use a hot grill and dont overdo the olive oil.

Really good. We added thickly sliced portabello mushroom crescents. Also, we like to score the eggplant and zucchini with a sharp knife in a cross-hatched pattern to help the fire get into them and cook them through.

Delicious! Cooked inside on a grill pan. Added the portobello mushroom slices recommended. Would add a whole mushroom, sliced, next time because they shrink some.

Medium heat grill for the haloumi and cook it last so it stays warm for serving.

No eggplant. French beans steamed and then grilled. Peppers were good but better the longer they cooled. Used a big clove of garlic, sliced, and didn’t regret it. Used dried oregano and mint, fresh thyme. Also sumac. Needed acid — used lemon juice. Vinegar could work also. Very filling and very good.

I made this tonight and it was a disaster! My halloumi melted all over the place and was difficult to get off the grill and it was just a weird cheese blob with grill marks. I tasted it anyway and it was SUPER salty! Like, not edible! Y’all have had good luck with it; it sounds delish reading your reviews. Any suggestions/recommendations?

This is a wonderful, fast, impressive, and healthy dish. I didn’t care much for the grilled scallions — they are stringy — but I can highly recommend adding grilled sliced fennel and red onion (halved then wedges pole-to-pole). The fresh thyme and sumac sprinkled over all is what really makes the dish IMHO— thyme for a savory hit, and sumac lends a bright citrusy note. So don’t omit those :-). You can hold the veg in a low oven for a while until you’re ready, good for hosting.

Found halloumi at Aldi!

Great recipe to get your veggies in. I love the addition of halloumi. For someone who does not have a grill, this was a hefty task and it was a challenge to keep all the veggies warm as I cooked them in batches, but the result was still delicious. A great side or main!

I also found Halloumi at Trader Joes in Louisville, KY

This is good. I didn’t have exactly what was called for, but had half an eggplant, scallions, a green pepper, and a small broccoli head from the garden. Made Melissa Clark’s grilled Zatar chicken with garlic yogurt and cilantro to go with, and sliced a tomato. Delightful summer dinner.

Medium heat grill for the haloumi and cook it last so it stays warm for serving.

We loved this! I had a bulb of fennel on hand, and a head of radicchio, and we quartered them both and added them to the vegetables on the grill -- delicious! For fresh herbs, we had mint, oregano, and thyme on hand. We liked a little lemon juice added to the olive oil at the end, for brightness.

Very nice summer weekend lunch on the patio. Have to watch the cheese carefully so it gets good grill marks but doesn’t fall apart or stick too much on the grill grates. I seasoned with za’atar and sumac. Would make again.

Delicious! Cooked inside on a grill pan. Added the portobello mushroom slices recommended. Would add a whole mushroom, sliced, next time because they shrink some.

Add a little balsamic to the oil, plus a pinch of sucanat to smear over the vegetables. Or alternatively, prepare oil/balsamic /sugar/ salt pepper in a bowl add vegetables and toss to coat. A thickly sliced portobello and some skewered onion wedges add to the mix makes it all the better.

the vegetables are great but the cheese turns out rubbery. Costs a lot but does not really add to the dish.

Really good. We added thickly sliced portabello mushroom crescents. Also, we like to score the eggplant and zucchini with a sharp knife in a cross-hatched pattern to help the fire get into them and cook them through.

A good article to prepare it. Thanks for sharing it.