Grilled Halloumi and Peaches with Basil-Jalapeno Sauce
 
 
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 cup lightly packed basil, leaves torn
  • 1 small jalapeno, de-seeded roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup olive oil, plus additional
  • 1½ tsp water
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2- 3 semi-ripe peaches, sliced in half and pit removed.
  • 1 8-9-ounce package Halloumi cheese, cut crosswise into 8 slices
Instructions
  1. Place basil, jalapeno, ¼ cup of olive oil, water, and salt in a small bowl. Using a immersion blender, puree the sauce. Alternatively, this can be done in a small food processor, but you need to keep scraping down the sides because the sauce is a small amount and the blades have a harder time reaching everything. Set the sauce aside.
  2. Preheat a grill or grill pan to high.
  3. Brush the peaches with olive oil. Grill 3-4 minutes on each side, or until caramelized with grill marks and softened.Once cool enough to handle, slice each peach half, in half again (to quarter the peach). Arrange the peach wedges on a platter, or individual plates.
  4. Brush both sized of the halloumi with olive oil. Grill 2-3 minutes on each side, or until the cheese starts to soften (just before it melts) and develops grill marks.
  5. Place the halloumi slices on the platter with the peaches. Spoon the basil jalapeno sauce on top of the peaches and halloumi. Serve immediately with grilled bread and wine.
Recipe by Cooks and Kid at https://cooksandkid.com/grilled-halloumi/