HALLOUMI BURGER

An easy halloumi burger that will make you rethink burgers forever.

Halloumi comes from the island of Cyprus. Its particularity is that it does not melt when cooked. Lightly browned, it shares all its flavours with us.

INGREDIENTS

Half avocado, in the skin
2 Burger Buns
1 tablespoon olive oil
180 g Halloumi cheese cut in half horizontally
pinch of salt
50 g frisée lettuce

For the Hot Tomato relish

1 tablespoon olive oil
half a red onion thinly sliced
half teaspoon salt
sprinkling of black pepper
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

METHOD

Use a fork to roughly mash the avocado. Lumps are fine. Just make sure its spreadable

For the hot relish

Heat the oil in a pan, over a high heat. Add the onions, tomatoes, salt and pepper and vinegar. Gook stirring frequently for 4 minutes or until the tomatoes are lightly blistered and starting to collapse. set aside

Return the pan to the eat. Butter the buns then put them face down in the pan: cook for 1 minute until golden. Transfer to serving plates.

Heat the oil in the pan and add the halloumi and cook on each side for 2 minutes until golden.

To assemble. cover the base  of the buns with the avocado. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Add the frisée. Top off with the halloumi.  Finish with the relish.

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