Lunch

Griddled Halloumi with Watermelon and Mint

Name: Griddled Halloumi with Watermelon and Mint
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 80 g Halloumi; 200 g Watermelon; 100 g Cucumber; 40 g Rocket; 10 g Pumpkin seeds; 5 g Olive oil; Juice of half a lime Lime juice; A handful, torn Fresh mint; A good grind Black pepper

Hot striped halloumi over cold watermelon and cucumber, with lime, mint and toasted pumpkin seeds. 442 kcal.

Calories: 442kcal
Protein: 23g
Fat: 31g
Carbs: 19g

Per serving, makes 1. 15 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

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Ingredients

Halloumi80 g
Four slices about a centimetre thick.
Watermelon200 g
Flesh only.
Cucumber100 g
Rocket40 g
Pumpkin seeds10 g
Olive oil5 g
Lime juiceJuice of half a lime
Fresh mintA handful, torn
Black pepperA good grind

Method

Get a dry griddle pan or frying pan properly hot and cook the halloumi slices for two minutes a side, until striped and soft in the middle.
While it cooks, cut the watermelon into chunks, the cucumber into half moons, and toast the seeds in a small dry pan until they start to pop.
Whisk the lime, oil and pepper together and toss the rocket, watermelon and cucumber in it.
Lay the halloumi over while it is still warm and scatter the mint and seeds on top.

Worth knowing

Halloumi is 25% fat and salty enough that no salt goes anywhere else on the plate. Most of the 31 g of fat is the cheese.
Eat it while the halloumi is warm. Cold halloumi squeaks.

Other lunch recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every lunch between 300 and 450 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.