Grilled Halloumi Cheese with Mushrooms – Kalyn’s Kitchen

Grilled Halloumi Cheese with Mushrooms is a novel concept for a summer season facet dish, and these Halloumi skewers are so tasty! And if you happen to’ve by no means had Halloumi Cheese, you’re completely in for an actual deal with.

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For my Friday Favorites choose this week, I’m reminding you about this excellent recipe for Grilled Halloumi Cheese with Mushrooms. For those who’re going to be breaking out the grill over the weekend, this might be an extremely tasty and enjoyable concept to strive.

I got here up with this recipe after I had a block of Halloumi within the fridge and a few mushrooms that wanted for use up, and that was all of the inspiration I wanted! I marinated the cheese, mushrooms, and onions for a number of hours in a mix with Mediterranean flavors; then threaded them on to my favourite double skewers and grilled them.

The one factor that’s in any respect troublesome about cooking the Grilled Halloumi Cheese skewers on the grill is ensuring you utilize oil or non-stick spray proper earlier than you set the skewers on so the melting cheese doesn’t stick. And if you happen to’ve by no means had Halloumi earlier than, I’m considering you’re going to like this recipe; hope you strive it!

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What’s Halloumi Cheese?

Just a few years in the past I fell in love with Halloumi, a novel cheese from Cyprus that has a excessive melting level which permits it to be fried or grilled. The browned cheese is pleasant with a really nice nutty taste, and though Halloumi is a little bit of a funds splurge, it’s one thing I like to make sometimes for a deal with.

Are you able to make the Grilled Halloumi Cheese skewers decrease in carbs?

The best ingredient right here is the candy onion, so in order for you this recipe to be decrease in carbs simply use much less onion or omit it utterly.

Easy methods to make Grilled Halloumi Cheese if you happen to don’t have an out of doors grill:

For those who don’t have an out of doors grill or it’s not grilling climate, you may prepare dinner the grilled Halloumi on a stove-top grill pan with ridges (affiliate hyperlink) or it might be nice cooked on a George Foreman Grill (affiliate hyperlink) as nicely. Bear in mind the George Foreman Grill cooks either side directly, so alter the grilling time.

Need extra meals to prepare dinner on skewers?

Take a look at Wonderful Recipes for Grilled Kabobs for extra tasty meals to prepare dinner on skewers!

Easy methods to make Grilled Halloumi Cheese with Mushrooms:

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1. This primary picture reveals the Halloumi I discovered at Smiths, a Kroger retailer in downtown Salt Lake Metropolis.
2. I picked out 8 oz. of mushrooms that have been about the identical dimension, eliminated the stems in the event that they have been lengthy, and washed the mushrooms in a colander.
3. I minimize the candy onion into chunks about the identical dimension because the mushrooms.
4. The Halloumi was additionally minimize up into items about the identical dimension.
5. I combined collectively lemon juice, purple wine vinegar, olive oil, Greek Seasoning (affiliate hyperlink), and Spike Seasoning (affiliate hyperlink) to make a marinade and marinated the cheese, mushrooms, and onions within the fridge for a number of hours.
6. Whenever you’re able to grill, drain the cheese and veggies right into a colander positioned within the sink.
7. Thread the components on to skewers. Double Kabob Skewers (affiliate hyperlink) are good for this when you have them.
8. Preheat the grill to medium-high and brush or spray with oil or Pam for Grilling (affiliate hyperlink) proper earlier than you set the skewers on the grill. (Watch out in case it flames up slightly!)
9. I cooked about 6 minutes per facet, utilizing a flat skewer to scrape the cheese away from the grill after I was prepared to show them.
10. And after about 12 minutes complete cooking time I had these pretty skewers with fantastically browned Halloumi, juicy mushrooms, and nonetheless barely crisp however browned candy onions.
11. Grilled Halloumi Cheese Skewers with Mushrooms have been a scrumptious deal with that didn’t final lengthy at my home!

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

Grilled Halloumi Cheese with Mushrooms can be scrumptious with Air Fryer Shrimp, Very Greek Grilled Hen, Marinated Beef Kabobs, Grilled Hen with White Barbecue Sauce, or Air Fryer Marinated Hen Breasts.

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Low-Carb Eating regimen / Low-Glycemic Eating regimen / South Seashore Eating regimen Options:
Grilled Halloumi Cheese with Mushrooms can be appropriate for low-carb food plan plans however use much less onion if you happen to favor for even fewer carbs. I used the 8.8 oz. package deal of Halloumi to make 4 servings, which most likely means this can be a once-in-a-while-treat for the unique South Seashore Eating regimen, however that is good for different low-carb food plan plans.

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe was first posted the summer season of 2013 and since then I’ve made it fairly a number of occasions for dinner friends! It was final up to date with extra info in 2023.

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