Grilled fruit salad with cherry vinaigrette
Prep
15 min
Total
25 min
Serves
4
Grilled fruit doesn't have to just be for dessert! Take your fruit to a whole new savoury level with this grilled fruit salad.
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Ingredients
4 cups
arugula
1/2
watermelon, skinned and sliced into 3/4" pieces
1
pineapple, slice into 2-3" squares or rectangles
2
peaches, sliced into 1/2" pieces
4
apricots, sliced into 1/2" pieces
1 cup
cherries, +1/2 cup for garnish
1/2 lb
halloumi cheese, sliced into 1/2" pieces
1/4 cup
vegetable oil
salt and pepper
Vinaigrette
1/2 cup
fresh cherries, pitted
2 tbsp
red wine vinegar
2 tsp
chopped shallot
1 tsp
minced garlic
2 tsp
Dijon
2 tsp
honey
1/4 cup
olive oil
1/4 cup
vegetable oil
1/2 tsp
sea salt
1/3 tsp
fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat BBQ to high.
- Pat fruit with paper or kitchen towel to remove excess moisture.
- Brush fruit and haloumi lightly on both sides with vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Grill for 30-45 seconds a side. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
- Combine all ingredients for vinaigrette in a blender except for the oil.
- Once blended, slowly incorporate the oil until emulsifies.
- In a mixing bowl, add arugula and drizzle with half the vinaigrette.
- Assemble salad and serve remaining vinaigrette on the side.
- Garnish with cherries.