Vegetarian Halloumi Souvlaki with tzatziki sauce is a flavourful and quick meal with marinated grilled haloumi cheese served in a wrap or pita. In less than 20 minutes you can be sitting down to this delicious Greek street food!
Halloumi souvlaki is a fantastic, super-quick, flavourful vegetarian weeknight dinner.
Skewers of cubed halloumi cheese and vegetables are marinated in herbs and then grilled.
Serve the halloumi souvlaki skewers with a quick tzatziki sauce in a wrap for a tasty Greek street food.
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I love meals that the whole family will happily tuck into, but don't take forever to make.
I love cooking, absolutely, but sometimes all we want are fast meals that are made from scratch, nourishing and delicious.
After eating this vegetarian souvlaki, my husband said that we should have it once a week. High praise, indeed!
He eats meat, but he also said that the halloumi was much nicer than chicken in this dish.
I'm slowly working towards making him veggie - but shhh don't tell him.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
A tasty, easy Greek street food.
Halloumi Souvlaki is super easy to make, indoors or outdoors on the grill.
A quick midweek meal that's ready in 20 minutes.
A meal the whole family will love.
A tasty vegetarian meal that meat-eaters will love too.
Skewers are a great way to use up vegetables and help to reduce food waste. And they taste incredible!
A great way to use up halloumi.
Salty halloumi, flavorful grille veggies and tasty tzatziki combine in a wrap full of delciousness.
Tips
I make these halloumi souvlaki skewers indoors in a griddle pan, but they are also excellent on the barbecue or you could even make them under the grill/broiler.
Get the souvlaki skewers nice and hot so the halloumi goes crispy quickly without turning rubbery.
Try it in a wrap, flatbread, pita, on a salad or on its own.
I've used tomatoes, red onion, peppers and courgette/zucchini for this vegetarian souvlaki, but you could use many different types of vegetables - aubergine/eggplant, cubes of squash etc...
Serving Suggestions
You can serve up this vegetarian souvlaki on their own in wraps, or add these other dishes for a bigger meal.
Add lettuce, hummus or any other desired toppings to your wraps.
Add some Greek Potato Salad, Spanakorizo (Greek spinach rice) and Spanakopita for a Greek feast!
Make it a halloumi feast by serving a grilled Halloumi Sandwich and Cajun Halloumi Burger.
Serve them at a barbecue or cookout with Broccoli Salad, Spinach Salad, French Onion Dip, Carrot Hummus and Mini Mexican Street Corn to really show everyone how colourful, tasty and exciting vegetarian barbecue food can be.
What is Souvlaki?
Souvlaki is a popular Greek dish of small pieces of meat and/or vegetables, grilled on skewers.
Souvlaki are served on their own, in pita or wraps or with side dishes such as potatoes or salad.
Halloumi
Do you love halloumi? Yes, I thought you all might.
Halloumi (also spelt haloumi) is an unriped, semi-hard cheese that is made from a mix of sheep's and goat's milk, and also sometime's cow's milk. Halloumi has a high melting point, so it's perfect grilled or pan fried.
It has such a great, salty flavour and the dense texture is a great meat substitute for vegetarians.
I love it in salads, but also in this tasty souvlaki.
For this veggie souvlaki, I've slathered it in a marinade of lemon juice, oil, oregano and mint, then seared it on a grill to make the halloumi beautifully crispy.
Add a quick tzatziki sauce and some flatbreads, and you have dinner in less than 20 minutes.
Another great way to cook it is in Foodie Quine's halloumi burrito or Jamie Oliver's grilled halloumi salad.
Quick Vegetarian Dinner Recipes
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Lentil Dahl
Spanish Beans
Tofu Curry
10 minute Naan Pizza
Chickpea Curry
Pasta with Peas
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📖 Recipe
Halloumi Souvlaki
Ingredients
For the halloumi souvlaki
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried mint
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 8.8 oz (250g) halloumi cheese
- 1 red bell pepper
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 1 zucchini / courgette
- 1 red onion
For the tzatziki sauce
- 1 medium cucumber
- ½ cup (150g) plain Greek yogurt
- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1 clove garlic finely minced
- salt and pepper
To serve
- 4 flatbreads or wraps
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix the oil, oregano, mint and lemon juice.
- Cut the halloumi and vegetables into large chunks and add to the bowl of marinade, then toss to coat. Allow to marinade while the barbecue or griddle pan heats.
- Thread the haloumi and vegetables onto skewers, then grill until lightly charred. Baste with any remaining marinade.
For the tzatziki
- Cut the unpeeled cucumber lengthways and use a teaspoon to scoop out and discard the watery seeds. Chop the cucumber into chunks and pulse in a food processor a few times until it is finely grated. Place into a clean tea towel and squeeze out excess moisture.
- In a bowl, mix together the cucumber, yogurt, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper. Keep in the fridge until ready to use.
Assemble
- Lay out the flatbreads of wraps (warm first if desired). Unthread the souvlaki skewers and divide the halloumi and veggies between the wraps, drizzle with tzatziki and serve.
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.
Deborah Hobson
A griddle seems an extravagant use of kitchen space for a vegetarian. It’s rare to find a vegetarian recipe calling for a griddle, much less a barbecue grill.
Is it really necessary to skewer the vegetables? Can you just sauté them?
Kate Hackworthy
Hi Deborah, sure, you could saute the vegetables.
I have a griddle pan that's the size of a frying pan and heats over the stove burner. I love it and use it for vegetables, tofu etc.. all the time! Grilled leeks, grilled eggplant etc... are all delicious.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Such wonderful fresh and herby flavors!
Nayna Kanabar
This looks like delicious lunch and even I would not mind eating it more than once a week.
Jac -Tinned Tomatoes (@tinnedtoms)
Now my mouth is watering and it's breakfast time. Actually, I'd quite happily eat this for breakfast. I have all the ingredients in the fridge, including Waitrose Halloumi! Hmmmmm! Porridge or halloumi? Stumbled, pinned, yummed & tweeted x
Lane & Holly @ With Two Spoons
I love this! We are so into Mediterranean flavor lately! Thanks for this great recipe!
Jen | Baked by an Introvert
You have me craving tzatziki now! This looks amazing!
Izabela
I love halloumi and this sounds like a great recipe.
Aish Padihari
Love tzatziki. What gorgeous pics. Love it.
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
I am halloumi obsessed and these always get made for a BBQ. They remind me of my trip to Greece.
Michelle @ Greedy Gourmet
Super healthy and perfect for summer. Simply gorgeous!
Gingey Bites
So quick and simple - love the look of this! And I LOVE halloumi so it's a winner all round for me!
Katie Bryson (@cookingkt)
What a delicious recipe idea... I'm a huge fan of chicken souvlaki but I love halloumi so much that I reckon I'll def be giving this a whirl.
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes
I adore halloumi and these skewers look wonderful and very colourful with the veg.
Judy
I will definitely try halloumi now that I have your recipe! So easy to put together and the combination of these delicious vegetables with the halloumi are amazing!
Heidi Roberts
I love halloumi and usually fry it in my grill pan. I will try these skewers next time we BBQ
Sylvia
This looks so good! I'm actually starving right now. I love halloumi and tzatziki sauce, perfect combo of flavours if you ask me 🙂
Angela
ooh what a yummy tasty dish. I like the look of these and it looks healthy too and a good option for non meat eaters too.
Sarah from Lavender Life
I'm a big fan of zucchini (and mint!) so this is something I will make myself for sure.
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche
Ohhh this looks absolutely brilliant - just my kind of thing! I adore halloumi and the flavours in this sound gorgeous.
Jill
I grilled haloumi for the first time earlier this year and loved it. Your skewers look so delicious, my mouth is watering!
Karen Burns-Booth
Those have my name all over them, and I am a huge halloumi lover, when I lived in Cyprus, I would have the squeaky cheese nearly every day!
Elizabeth
I am such a big fan of halloumi and this entire meal has me salivating just now! Oh my gosh I need to make this, and soon!!!!
Erin Ek Rush
This looks so nice. I love halloumi but struggle to think of what to do with other than put it on a salad. Thanks!
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy
Looks delicious. For some reason I have never tried this type of cheese. I will have to pick some up this weekend.
fashionandstylepolice
I like the sound of this recipe. I like the fact that it is quick to make.