Halloumi-Stuffed Dates
I am passionate about cooking - I have always been pursuing happiness through good food, fine wine, my dogs, and of course, with my family and friends!
Being raised in a home where good home cooking was shared with friends and family almost every other day, it was not difficult at all to embrace the concept of “you live to eat”.
Halloumi-Stuffed Dates
Ingredients
24 Jumbo Medjool Dates, cut in half and pit removed
1 Halloumi, Charalambides Christis
4 Skewers
EVOO, Extra Virgin Olive Oil
½ Orange, zested
1 tbsp Za’atar
Few Mint Leaves
Instructions
Start with the halloumi by cutting it in slices and then in long cubes of about 1.5cm x 2.5cm. Keep aside.
Then cut the dates lengthwise in half and remove their pit.
Push each halloumi cube into each date and pass them through the skewers, 5-6 of them for each skewer.
Place a griddle pan on high/medium heat and drizzle with a bit of oil. A minute later add the skewers and grill on each side for about 4’ and until nicely char marked.
Place in a serving plate, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with the orange zest and the za’atar. Finally add the mint leaves on top and serve.
