Name: Vegetable Skewers (Souvlaki) with Halloumi and Pita Bread
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 eggplant; 1 1/2 yellow bell pepper; 8 cherry tomatoes; 1/2 red onion; 200g halloumi cheese (7 ounces); 4 tbsps olive oil; juice of 1 lemon; 1/2 tsp dried oregano; 2 pita breads; 4 metal or wooden skewers

Description

Get your five-a-day the easy way with this veggie take to the classic Greek souvlaki! Full of Mediterranean flavours and colourful vegetable skewers with salty halloumi cheese, coated in lemony flavoured marinade.

Ingredients

Scale

1 eggplant
1 1/2 yellow bell pepper
8 cherry tomatoes
1/2 red onion
200g halloumi cheese (7 ounces)
4 tbsps olive oil
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp dried oregano
2 pita breads
4 metal or wooden skewers

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Instructions

To make these delicious vegetable skewers (souvlaki), start by preparing the vegetables. Halve and deseed the peppers and cut in 2 cm chunks. Cut the red onion into wedges and roughly chop. Top and tail the eggplant, cut it in half and slice in 2 cm chunks.
Cut the halloumi cheese in 2 cm cubes and place in a large bowl. Add the veggies, drizzle with the olive oil and lemon juice, sprinkle with dried oregano and season. Mix well with your hands, so that all the flavours blend.
Assemble the vegetable skewers. Thread the vegetables and halloumi cheese, comfortably on the skewers, so that everything cooks evenly. If using wooden skewers, cut them to fit your griddle pan and soak them in water for 10 minutes. (This will prevent them from burning.)
Preheat a grill or griddle pan on a high heat. Grill the vegetable skewers for about 12 minutes, turning once on each side, until nicely coloured and softened. Don’t forget to to bast with any leftover marinade, as they cook.
In the meantime, warm the pita breads for a few minutes in the oven.
Serve these amazing vegetable skewers with the warm pita breads, some leafy greens and a big dollop of Greek yogurt. Enjoy!