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Mediterranean-Inspired Halloumi and Rice
Mediterranean-Inspired Halloumi and Rice

with Tomato-Feta Salsa

8 min
Difficulty: 2/3
Greek

Ingredients: Halloumi (pasteurized cow milk, pasteurized goat's and sheep's milk, rennet, salt, microbial enzyme, calcium chloride, dried mint) (milk) • Parboiled rice • Red onion • Roma tomatoes • Lemon • Spinach • Feta cheese (pasteurized milk, partly skimmed milk, modified milk ingredients, water, salt, lipase, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme, cellulose, potassium sorbate, lactic acid, natamycin, calcium chloride) (milk) • Chicken stock powder (salt, sugars (dextrose, corn syrup solids, sugar), chicken fat, corn starch, hydrolyzed vegetable proteins(corn, soy), dehydrated onion, yeast extract, spices and herb, spice extracts, dehydrated chicken, citric acid, turmeric extract, turmeric, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, natural flavour) (soy) • Garlic • Lemon-pepper seasoning (sugar (sugar, maltodextrin), black pepper, salt, granulated garlic, lemon juice powder (corn syrup solids, lemon juice solids, lemon oil, silicon dioxide), lemon peel granules, spices, herbs, citric acid, canola oil, silicon dioxide).

Allergens

Triticale
Soy
Mustard
Wheat
Milk
Sulphites
May contain traces of allergens
Peanuts
Sesame
Tree nuts

Utensils

Measuring Spoons
Zester
Small Bowl
Large Non-Stick Pan
Measuring Cups

Tags

Dinner-bowls
Mediterranean
Ingredients
Halloumi Cheese

Halloumi Cheese

1 unit(s)

Parboiled Rice

Parboiled Rice

0.75 cup

Red Onion

Red Onion

1 unit(s)

Garlic, cloves

Garlic, cloves

2 unit(s)

Baby Spinach

Baby Spinach

56 g

Tomato

Tomato

1 unit(s)

Chicken Stock Powder

Chicken Stock Powder

7.5 g

Lemon-Pepper Seasoning

Lemon-Pepper Seasoning

6 g

Feta Cheese, crumbled

Feta Cheese, crumbled

0.25 cup

Lemon

Lemon

1 unit(s)

Sugar

Sugar

0.125 tsp

Butter

Butter

1 tbsp

Pepper

Pepper

0.063 tsp

Salt

Salt

0.313 tsp

Oil

Oil

2 tsp

Preparation
1
Prep

  • Before starting, wash and dry all produce.
  • Peel, then mince or grate garlic.
  • Peel, then cut onion into 1/4-inch pieces.
  • Zest, then juice half the lemon. Cut remaining lemon into wedges. 
  • Roughly chop spinach.

2
Cook halloumi

  • Cut halloumi into 1/2-inch pieces.
  • Using a strainer, rinse halloumi in cold water, then pat dry with paper towels.
  • Heat a large non-stick pan over medium.
  • When hot, add halloumi to the dry pan. (NOTE: Don't crowd the pan. For 4 servings, cook in batches) Cook for 1-2 min per side, until golden.
  • Transfer halloumi to a plate.
  • Carefully wipe the pan clean.

3
Cook aromatics

  • Heat the same pan over medium.
  • When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter, then swirl the pan until melted.
  • Add onions. Cook for 1-2 min, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened.
  • Add garlic and remaining Lemon-Pepper Seasoning. Cook for 1 min, stirring often, until fragrant.

4
Cook rice

  • Stir in rice, chicken stock powder, half the lemon juice, 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) salt and 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 cups) water. Bring to a boil over high.
  • Reduce to medium-low. Cover and cook for 15-18 min, until rice is tender.** (TIP: Rice will abdsorb extra broth while it rests.)
  • Sprinkle spinach over rice. Remove from heat, cover, then set aside for 3-5 min.

5
Make tomato-feta salsa

  • Meanwhile, cut tomato into 1/4-inch pieces.
  • In a small bowl, add tomatoes, half the feta, 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) lemon zest, 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) oil, 1/8 tsp (1/4 tsp) sugar and remaining lemon juice.
  • Season with pepper, then stir to combine.
  • Squeeze a lemon wedge over top.

6
Finish and serve

  • Add remaining feta to rice, then stir for 1 min until spinach is wilted.
  • Divide rice between plates, then top with halloumi.
  • Spoon tomato-feta salsa over top.

7

If you've opted to add halloumi, cut halloumi into 1/2-inch pieces.Using a strainer, rinse halloumi in cold water, then pat dry with paper towels. Heat a large non-stick pan over medium. When hot, add halloumi to the dry pan. (NOTE: Don't crowd the pan. For 4 servings, cook in batches.) Cook for 1-2 min per side, until golden. Transfer halloumi to a plate. Carefully wipe the pan clean. Disregard instructions to add chicken to the rice and skip the step to slice chicken. 

8

Top bowls with halloumi.

Nutrition per serving

770

kcal

Calories

38

g

Fat

23

g

Saturated Fat

77

g

Carbohydrate

7

g

Sugar

5

g

Dietary Fiber

34

g

Protein

100

mg

Cholesterol

2410

mg

Sodium

0.5

g

Trans Fat

1100

mg

Potassium

400

mg

Calcium

3.5

mg

Iron

Mediterranean-Inspired Chicken and Rice
Custom recipe
2/3
8 min 2/3
Organic Protein
High Protein
8 min 2/3
8 min 2/3
High Protein
Under 650 Calories
8 min 2/3
High Protein

with Tomato-Feta Salsa

8 min 2/3
Very High Fibre
Under 650 Calories
8 min 2/3
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