Halloumi & pepper kebabs with lemony cabbage salad

Ingredients

• 500g halloumi cheese, cut into cubes
• 3 red peppers, deseeded and cut into squares
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…

• 1 tsp oregano

Closely related to marjoram, of which it is the wild equivalent, oregano has a coarser, more…

(fresh or dried)

For the salad

• 500g red cabbage

A favourite winter vegetable served hot with roasted game birds but equally good as a colourful…

, finely shredded

• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• juice ½ lemon

• handful parsley

One of the most ubiquitous herbs in British cookery, parsley is also popular in European and…

, finely shredded

• pitta breads and tzatziki, to serve

Method

1. Thread the halloumi and red peppers onto 8 soaked wooden skewers and put on a plate. Stir the oil and oregano together, then drizzle it over the kebabs. Season well with black pepper – you shouldn’t need salt.
2. To make the salad, put the cabbage in a bowl. Mix together the oil, lemon juice and seasoning, pour over the cabbage, and toss until well coated, then stir through the parsley.
3. Barbecue the skewers for 10 mins on each side until the cheese is golden and the peppers slightly charred. Serve on a large platter with pitta breads and tzatziki, with salad on the side.