Halloumi and Heirloom Tomato Salad
Serves 4
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100/3.5 ozs. white Italian bread, torn into rough pieces
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40g/1.4 ozs butter, melted
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300g/10.5 ozs pound Halloumi, sliced
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7-8 large heirloom tomatoes or 400g/14ozs smaller ones
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1/4 red spanish onion, chopped into small pieces
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A good aged Balsamic vinegar
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A good olive oil (I used a chilli and garlic infused olive oil)
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Freshly ground black pepper
**Buyer's Tip: Heirloom tomatoes can be found at some Farmer's Markets, Parisi Rose Bay, Fratelli Fresh and Thomas Dux and even Coles. Dear god I hope they don't do anything untoward with them...
Step 1 - Grill bread until lightly toasted. Toss in melted butter and put aside. In a non stick frypan, fry the pieces of halloumi without any oil until they are soft and golden. Place on a large platter or four smaller plates.
Step 2 - Slice heirloom tomatoes and place on the plate along with the buttered bread pieces. Scatter the onion on top of this. Drizzle aged balsamic and chilli oil on top and season with ground pepper