If you're looking for the speediest of meals without compromising on taste, then this is the recipe for you.
As if halloumi wasn't delicious enough, this recipe idea coats the salty cheese in a layer of curry seasoning, grills it and then smothers it in all manner of delicious dressings and salads.
Feel free to get creative with this meal too - there are lots of flavour combinations you can try here - the addition of mango or pineapple is surprisingly mouthwatering too and transforms your wrap into a lovely spring version.
And the best part about this whole meal that serves 4? It will only set you bank £1.25 per portion, so your stomach and your bank balance will thank you for this one! Enjoy!
Mini Spiced Halloumi Wraps
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil or olive oil
- 225g halloumi, sliced into 1cm strips
- 200ml natural yoghurt or mayonnaise
- Juice of ½ lime
- 8 mini wraps
- 2 heads of baby gem lettuce, washed and sliced
- 275g cabbage mix or coleslaw
- A small handful of fresh mint, roughly chopped (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
1. Add the curry powder and rapeseed oil to a bowl and stir to combine. Add the halloumi strips to the bowl and coat in the curry powder and oil.
2. Set a griddle pan over a medium/high heat, place the halloumi strips into the pan and fry until golden and crispy, for about 2 or 3 minutes on each side.
3. Meanwhile, for the dressing, combine the natural yoghurt with the lime juice, a pinch of salt and lots of pepper. (Use the juice from a quarter of a lime if you like less tang.)
4. Take a mini wrap, add a layer of sliced lettuce and a serving of cabbage mix. Drizzle over some creamy, tangy yoghurt dressing and top with some of the spiced halloumi strips.
5. Garnish with a little of the chopped mint leaves if you like. Fold the wrap over before devouring. Repeat the layering process for each wrap.
Extracted from Beat The Budget by Mimi Harrison (Ebury Press, £16.99). Photography: Mimi Harrison
