Dukka-Crusted Prawn and Haloumi Skewers with Roast Tomato, Crisp Mountain Bread Salad and Feta Dressing

, from Issue #15. September, 2015
Photography by Vanessa Wu.
Dukka-Crusted Prawn and Haloumi Skewers with Roast Tomato, Crisp Mountain Bread Salad and Feta Dressing

Delicious meal of dukka coated prawn and haloumi skewers accompanied by roasted tomatoes and salad with a tasty feta dressing. An amazingly flavourful recipe.

 

Serves: 6

INGREDIENTS

9 vine-ripened tomatoes
1 teaspoon ground cumin

Salad
2 mountain breads
2 tablespoons olive oil
knob of butter
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 cos lettuce, shredded
2 Lebanese cucumbers, sliced on the diagonal
½ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves

Feta Dressing
1 long red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
100 grams soft feta cheese
⅓ cup plain yoghurt
1 teaspoon ground fennel seed
zest of 1 lemon plus juice
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons olive oil

Prawn and Haloumi Skewers
24 raw prawns, shelled
2 blocks haloumi* each cut into 12 pieces
½ cup dukka
12 x 20 cm skewers, soaked in water

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Slice the tomatoes in half and place on a lined baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil, season and sprinkle with cumin. Roast for 1 hour. Cool.

Salad: Roll up the mountain bread and cut in thin strips. Heat the oil and butter in a sauté pan and cook the bread in batches until golden and crisp. Drain on kitchen towels. Soak the onion in cold water then drain and squeeze dry in a tea towel.

Dressing: Place everything except the olive oil in a food processor and blend until smooth. With the motor running, drizzle in the olive oil. Taste for seasoning and place in a serving bowl.

Skewers: Thread 2 prawns and 2 pieces of haloumi onto each skewer. Brush with olive oil and coat each side in dukka, shaking off the excess. Grill on a preheated barbecue or in a sauté pan until golden.

To serve: Place the tomatoes on a serving platter. Toss all the salad ingredients with a little olive oil and pile next to the tomatoes. Top with the prawn skewers and serve with the feta dressing.