Grilled Mediterranean Veg Salad

When it comes to summer, vegetables are so vibrant that we just have to make the most of them - here I grilled up courgette and aubergine slices, then layered up with beautiful mixed variety tomatoes and topped with fragrant basil oil and the new 'Mediterranean Style' Cheese from Violife (i.e halloumi), which I grilled. This salad really makes the most of summer produce and makes a perfect side dish for a BBQ!

This salad is so delicate, yet incredibly flavourful, with the grilled, seasoned veg and those incredible mixed variety tomatoes, not to mention the basil oil and the warm chewy chunks of violife, all finished off with a pop of heat from the red chili and black pepper. This dish is sure to wow at a BBQ and is packed with vitamin A, C, E, K and many others too! 

Ingredients

• 1 Pack Violife Mediterranean Style (halloumi)
• 1 Courgette
• 1 Aubergine
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 red chili
• 200g mixed variety tomatoes
• Handful kalamata olives
• 1 cup basil
• 1 clove garlic
• Extra virgin olive oil

Method

1. Add the basil, garlic clove, a pinch of salt and plenty of extra virgin olive oil to a blender, blitz until smooth and place to one side.
2. Slice the courgette and aubergine length ways into 1/2 cm slices then grill until charred and slightly translucent. Arrange onto a serving dish and season with a splash of red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, dried oregano, salt and pepper. Chop the tomatoes and arrange on top of the grilled veg, along with the olives. Thinly slice the chili and scatter over the salad.
3. Slice each block of Violife into 3 and grill until charred and warmed through. Then chop each slice into 1cm cubes. Arrange on top of the salad.
4. Drizzle the basil oil over the salad and season with black pepper, serve up and enjoy! 

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