Simple Smoky Bacon and Halloumi Cheese Hash & Salad

Smoked Bacon Hash with Mixed Salad Recipe

35 Minutes
Serves: 2

A mouth watering bacon and halloumi hash, smoked bacon and halloumi cheese squares lightly fried and mixed with a hash of potatoes, leek, white cabbage and cherry tomato flavoured with garlic, fresh ginger, cumin and chilli. This halloumi and bacon hash is served with a green salad coated in a tomato dressing


Recipe Ingreds

Hash

  • black pepper (to taste)
  • 125 grams green cabbage
  • 100 grams cherry tomatoes
  • 0.25 tsp chilli flakes
  • 0.5 tsp cumin seeds
  • 3 cm fresh ginger
  • 1 cloves garlic
  • 60 grams halloumi cheese
  • 1 whole leeks
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 270 grams potatoes
  • salt (to taste)
  • 4 slices streaky bacon (smoked)

Salad

  • 0.5 whole bell pepper (green)
  • 0.5 whole cucumber
  • 40 grams Salad leaves

Dressing

  • black pepper (to taste)
  • 1 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp pesto
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • salt (to taste)
  • 2 grams granulated sugar
  • 0.5 tbsp tomato puree
  • 20 ml water

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

  • half fill a pan with water and boil
  • peel the potatoes
  • roughly chop the potatoes
  • place the potatoes in the pan cook gently till the potatoes are soft
  • while the potatoes are cooking

Step 2

  • Make the tomato dressing by mixing together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic (crushed) tomato puree, pesto, sugar water in a bowl
  • season with salt and pepper and sugar to taste

Step 3

  • wash and chop the cabbage into fine strips
  • wash the leeks
  • remove the top and bottom of the leek(s)
  • slice the leeks

Step 4

  • add half the oil to the frying pan and heat
  • drain the potatoes
  • add the potatoes to the frying pan
  • cook till golden brown

Step 5

  • add the remaining oil to the frying pan and heat
  • add the leeks
  • cook for a minute or two
  • add the cabbage the the frying pan
  • cook for 5 mins

Step 6

  • peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely
  • add to the frying pan
  • peel and grate the ginger
  • add to the frying pan
  • cook for a minute or two

Step 7

  • wash the cherry tomatoes and then slice in half
  • add the tomatoes to the pan
  • grind the spices in the mortar and pestle
  • add the spices to the frying pan
  • taste and season with salt and pepper if necessary
  • cook for 5 minutes
  • while the hash is cooking

Step 8

  • heat the other frying pan with a little oil
  • cut the bacon into squares add to the frying pan and cook till crisp
  • place on kitchen paper
  • set a side
  • slice the halloumi, add to the frying pan and cook till golden brown in each side

Step 9

  • wash mixed leaves and place in a serving bowl.
  • place a cross on the top of the cucumber
  • then slice the cucumber to form quarters
  • sprinkle over the salad leaves
  • wash and chop the green pepper(s) into small pieces
  • sprinkle over the salad leaves

Step 10

  • serve the hash with the cheese and bacon
  • add the salad and dressing

Recipe Utensils

  • 1 bowl
  • 2 chopping board
  • 1 frying pan
  • 2 Garlic crusher
  • 1 grater
  • 1 kitchen paper
  • 2 large knife
  • 1 large pan
  • 1 mortar and pestle
  • 1 sieve

How to make bacon and halloumi hash with salad

A delicious combo of smoky bacon and halloumi mixed with a traditional potato hash. This quick cook pan fry is perfect for all the family and great when your busy or looking for an easy meal after work dinner. To make this dish peel and cube the potatoes lightly boil. Cut the bacon into squares and fry till crisp set aside, Fry the halloumi till crisp set aside. Drain the potatoes and fry with the leeks, white cabbage, crispy bacon, cherry tomatoes and fried halloumi, flavoured with garlic, fresh ginger, chilli and cumin. To complete the meal serve the hash with a light green salad and a tomato and pesto dressing. Finding new and different idea for dinner can be a challenge, this simple vegetable hash with bacon and halloumi makes the perfect supper dish .

When to cook halloumi and bacon hash with salad

This recipe is perfect all year round, it is a meal in one so you can serve it on its own or with a light green salad. It’s the perfect after work dish as its quick to cook and packed full of vegetables. 

Who will love this dish?

This recipe is perfect for the whole family and works well if you don’t have a lot of time after work and you are looking for a quick cook packed with vegetables. 

What to serve with halloumi bacon hash?

We serve this dish with a green salad but if you want a different side dish then serve it with a creamy coleslaw works well too

What makes our potato, bacon and halloumi hash the best

The mixture of bacon, cabbage and potatoes is the perfect combination, the saltiness of the bacon matches well with the potatoes and the cabbage adds a freshness to the dish. The star ingredient for this has is the halloumi which adds extra crunch and creaminess. 

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