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Easy Halloumi Fajitas

Do you like halloumi? Then you will love these flavorful and comforting vegetarian halloumi fajitas with peppers and onions. A simple recipe that is ready in less than 30 minutes.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 474kcal
Author Adina

Equipment

  • 1 Large cast-iron skillet or nonstick pan

Ingredients

Halloumi fajitas:

  • 1 lb halloumi Notes 1,2
  • 1 small lime
  • teaspoon ground coriander
  • teaspoon ground cumin
  • teaspoon oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper more to taste
  • 3 bell peppers green, yellow, red
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 tbsp olive oil divided
  • 1 pinch fine sea salt or Kosher salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper

Serve fajitas:

  • flour tortillas
  • homemade salsa Note 4
  • guacamole
  • lettuce shredded
  • sour cream or creme fraiche
  • cilantro or parsley

Instructions

  • Prepare halloumi cheese: Halve the blocks of cheese. Pat them dry with kitchen towels. Slice the halves thickly. Squeeze the lime and pour the juice into a large bowl. Turn the halloumi strips into the lime juice. Mix the spices and sprinkle over the cheese. Turn the cheese slices into the spices to coat on both sides.
    1 lb/ 450 g + 1 small lime + 1½ teaspoon ground coriander + 1½ teaspoon ground cumin + 1½ teaspoon oregano + ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Prepare vegetables: Cut the peppers and the onion into strips as well. Set aside.
    3 bell peppers + 1 large onion
  • Fry halloumi: Heat one tablespoon of the oil. Fry the cheese strips for 2 minutes, turning halfway through; they should be golden. Remove them from the pan.
  • Cook vegetables: Add the remaining oil to the pan and cook the peppers and onions for about 5 minutes or until starting to soften.
  • Mix: Return the halloumi to the pan, and gently reheat for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season lightly with salt and pepper, the cheese is already salted.
    1 pinch fine sea salt + 1 pinch black pepper
  • Serve halloumi fajitas: Anything made with halloumi should be served immediately, while the cheese is still soft and warm, it will harden again once it cools.

Notes

  1. The nutrition is calculated without counting the serving ingredients.
  2. Halloumi is usually sold in blocks weighing 225 g/ 8 oz, so you will need 2 blocks.
  3. To make tacos fill soft tortillas with halloumi fajitas. Add shredded lettuce, sour cream or crème fraiche, guacamole or avocado-tomato salsa, chopped cilantro or parsley, and a squeeze of lime juice.
  4. Homemade salsa: Mix 2 chopped tomatoes with one chopped avocado, lime juice, and seasoning  to taste.
  5. To make a fajita bowl, leave out the tortillas. Fill bowls with fajitas, lettuce, or other salad leaves, guacamole, or salsa. Replace tortillas with roasted or pan-fried potatoes or sweet potatoes, cooked or refried beans, roasted vegetables, and so on.

Nutrition

Serving: 1portion from 6 | Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Sodium: 1370mg | Potassium: 300mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2892IU | Vitamin C: 121mg | Calcium: 1187mg | Iron: 2mg