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Warm Winter Vegetable Salad With Halloumi

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salad with squash cabbage and halloumi cheese on a plate
Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Mariana Velasquez

One bowl and one baking sheet is all you need to achieve sweet, creamy squash, crispy pita chips, and chewy, charred cheese. Fresh mint and a splash of vinegar perk up the final dish.  

  

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Ingredient Info

Halloumi cheese can be found at Greek markets, natural and specialty foods stores, and some supermarkets. Sumac is available at Middle Eastern markets, specialty foods stores, and online.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

5 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1½ tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. Aleppo-style pepper
½ small head of red cabbage (about 10 oz.), cut into 1" pieces
1 medium red onion, cut into 8 wedges through root end
1½ lb. winter squash, preferably delicata, halved, seeds removed, sliced crosswise ½" thick
1 large pita bread, split into 2 layers, cut or torn into 1½"–2" pieces
8 oz. Halloumi cheese, cut into 1" pieces
2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1½ tsp. ground sumac
Mint springs (for serving)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with 1 Tbsp. oil. Mix garlic, salt, Aleppo-style pepper, and 3 Tbsp. oil in a large bowl. Add cabbage, onion, and squash and toss to coat. Spread out on prepared baking sheet (keep bowl handy) and roast until squash is browned underneath, 25–30 minutes.

    Step 2

    Toss pita, Halloumi, and remaining 1 Tbsp. oil in reserved bowl. Scatter over vegetables, then turn vegetables over with a large spatula. Roast until squash is fork-tender and cabbage, onion, pita, and Halloumi are browned in spots (cheese should be soft inside), 15–20 minutes. Remove from oven and drizzle with vinegar. Top with sumac and mint.

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