Everything Chopped Salad with Roasted Shrimp and Halloumi

Name: Everything Chopped Salad with Roasted Shrimp and Halloumi | Taylor Farms
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Taylor Farms Everything Chopped Salad Kit; 1 lb extra large white shrimp (16-20 count), peeled and deveined; 8 ounces of halloumi cheese; 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil divided; ½ tsp kosher salt; ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Our Everything Chopped Salad Kit certainly has everything: green leaf lettuce, shredded broccoli, red & savoy cabbage, carrots, green onion, everything bagel seasoning, everything-flavored creamy ranch dressing, and those cute little mini bagel toasts. But if that’s not enough, how about adding some baked shrimp and pan-seared halloumi cheese to the mix?

This hearty and flavor-packed recipe from Well Seasoned Studio provides a simple and easy way to elevate your Everything Chopped Salad Kit into an exciting and unique dish you can serve as a meal on its own, any day of the week. Plus, it’s a perfectly good excuse to fry up some halloumi cheese, something all of us need to indulge in a little more often.

Ingredients

1 Taylor Farms Everything Chopped Salad Kit
1 lb extra large white shrimp (16-20 count), peeled and deveined
8 ounces of halloumi cheese
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil divided
½ tsp kosher salt
⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. In a large bowl, combine shrimp with 1 Tbsp olive oil, kosher salt, and black pepper, then toss to combine.
2. Place shrimp on a rimmed baking sheet and roast for 5 minutes, or until pink and fully cooked through with an internal temperature of 165°F. Set aside.
3. Meanwhile, slice halloumi cheese into ¼” – ½” thick pieces. Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil to the skillet, then quickly fry halloumi for 2 minutes on the first side. Carefully flip with tongs or a spatula, then cook 1 minute more. Set aside.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine entire contents of Taylor Farms Everything Chopped Salad Kit, including mini bagel toasts, everything bagel seasoning, and ranch dressing. You can either add the whole shrimp and halloumi slices on top of the prepared salad or chop them into smaller pieces and toss to combine. Serve immediately.

Say Hello to Halloumi

New to halloumi? You’re probably not alone. It’s time to meet this glorious and versatile cheese.

Halloumi cheese is a semi-hard, unripened cheese that originated from Cyprus. Although it’s traditionally made from a mixture of sheep’s and goat’s milk, some modern versions may also contain cow’s milk. Halloumi has a somewhat unique and layered texture, with a mild, tangy, and slightly salty flavor.

One of the distinctive characteristics of halloumi cheese is its high melting point, which allows it to be grilled or fried without losing its shape and turning into a gooey mess. And here’s where it gets even better: when cooked, halloumi develops a crispy, golden-brown crust with a soft, chewy interior — the perfect characteristics for incorporating into a salad. But the uses don’t stop there; halloumi is excellent in sandwiches, wraps, pasta dishes, and even on pizzas and flatbreads. Feel free to experiment!