Halloumi Burgers

These easy Halloumi Burgers feature perfectly cooked halloumi, guacamole, lettuce, tomato and salsa, all inside a delicious toasted brioche burger bun. Not only are they utterly delicious, they are super easy to make and take just 15 minutes from start to finish!

Course Burger, Main Course

Cuisine British, Fusion, Mexican

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings people

Calories 582kcal

Author Eb Gargano

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
400 g halloumi sliced into 12 slices (See Note 1)
4 brioche burger buns cut in half
150 g guacamole shop-bought or homemade
1 little gem lettuce (you’ll need 8 leaves in total – if your little gem lettuces are small, you may need 2 lettuces)
2 large good-quality tomatoes thickly sliced (I use Tesco Finest Tomatoes on the Vine)
100 g salsa shop-bought or homemade

You will also need...

4 burger skewers LIKE THESE

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Prepare everything, as per the ingredients list above. If making homemade guacamole and/or salsa, do this first. Then continue with the recipe.
Place the olive oil in a large frying pan and heat for 1 minute over a medium-high heat. Add 6 halloumi slices and fry for 1 minute on each side or until golden. Remove to a plate and fry the remaining 6 halloumi slices in the same way. (See Note 2 if you’d prefer to cook your halloumi on the barbecue.)
Meanwhile, toast your brioche buns in the toaster. (See Note 2 if you’d prefer to toast your buns on the barbecue.)
When everything is ready, assemble your halloumi burgers: first spread guacamole on the bottom half of the toasted brioche bun, top with 2 little gem lettuce leaves, followed by 3 slices of halloumi, a good dollop of salsa and finally a tomato slice. Pop on the top half of the toasted brioche bun and secure in place with a burger skewer.
Serve immediately.

Notes

400g halloumi is usually 2 blocks. Cut each block downwards (not across) into 6 thick slices. (If you want to stretch this out a bit further, you can make 6 burgers, each with 2 halloumi slices, instead of 4 burgers, each with 3 halloumi slices, as described above.)
For best results, I strongly recommend frying your halloumi in oil as above. However, if you prefer, you can cook the halloumi on the barbecue. If you choose to go down the barbecue route, brush each halloumi slice with a little olive oil and place on a medium-hot spot on the barbecue and cook for 2-3 minute on each side, or until cooked to your liking – take care not to burn them!
If you want to toast your brioche buns on the barbecue, place on a medium-hot spot on the barbecue and toast for 30 seconds on each side, or until cooked to your liking – take care not to burn them!
Not suitable for freezing.
Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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