Seriously, this is the ultimate sandwich! Why? Well, if creamy avocado mash, salty halloumi cheese and the earthy flavour from the chestnut mushrooms combined with crisp little gem lettuce and sweet tomatoes and a slathering of green pesto is your thing, then no lies this sandwich is going to fast become your favourite thing EVER!
If you hadn’t noticed yet, I freaking love this sandwich! I can’t believe that in nearly 6 years of blogging this is my first sandwich recipe. Everything about it just works for me and all the ingredients go so well together. You’re probably thinking why I’ve gone all crazy over a simple lunchtime delicacy, well, this sandwich in particular not only tastes amazing but reminds me of a special time of my life.
- 1 bread roll or panini
- 3 slices of halloumi cheese
- 2 chestnut mushrooms , sliced
- 1 large tomato
- Little gem lettuce leaves
- 1 tbsp green pesto
- Juice of half a lime
- Pinch of rock salt
- Half an avocado
- Garlic chives and purple radish (optional)
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Mash the avocado in a bowl and add the lime juice and rock salt. Mix well and set aside.
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Heat some oil in a pan, cook the slices of halloumi cheese on each side for 3 minutes or until golden brown and set aside.
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In the same pan, sautee the sliced mushrooms until golden brown and tender.
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Next assemble the sandwich using your favourite bread roll by spreading the mashed avocado on the base and layering up with lettuce, green pesto, sliced tomato, halloumi cheese, mushrooms, garlic chives and purple radish.
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Eat and enjoy!
When I was asked to take part in the Just Add Mushrooms campaign to encourage people to cook with mushrooms in the summer months as they are usually used in wintery dishes this particular sandwich was the first thing that came to mind. We’d all order exactly the same sandwich with a side of sweet potato fries…oh those fries! Mushrooms are incredibly good for you, they’re a good source of vital vitamins and minerals as well as a great source of protein too.
I’ve changed up the original sandwich by adding mashed avocado with a squeeze of lime and rock salt. The pesto is something that one of my mummy friends would add for a tasty and genius twist. Also, instead of using portobello mushrooms I’ve opted for chestnut mushrooms because that’s what I had in the fridge and I just love that nutty flavour, however, any variety of mushroom would work well.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE SANDWICH FILLING? WHAT IS YOUR PREFERRED WAY TO COOK WITH MUSHROOMS?
*Recipe commissioned my Just Add Mushrooms, but all opinions are my own.
This looks like a really delicious sandwich! I love mushrooms but not only in winter, any season really. I use them in miso soup, no carbs vegetarian burger and in vegetarian pasta.
Oh wow! I just love halloumi and missed it soo much while breastfeeding Harry. This is gorgeous – exactly the sort of sandwich I love. I bet it’d be fab with Pide too.
Your photos of food always look amazing. Do you use special lighting?
Now I would love this sandwich but my husband doesn’t eat mushrooms so I would have to scoff it all myself YUM
This looks AMAZING. My ideal sandwich that’s for sure 🙂 I love how food can bring back such happy memories too x
Wow, nothing better than grilled halloumi on a sandwich. I really like the combination of flavours here and would not mind having this for my breakfast right now!! 🙂
Great minds think alike – I have a similar sandwich recipe to post. This is my favourite sandwich at the moment, as I love the saltiness of the halloumi with the avocado.
This does look tasty!
this looks amazing! I really like hallouimi but don’t have it too often x
This looks AMAZING! I always need lunchtime inspiration – I find some sandwiches get boring quite quickly, but this one looks lie something I could eat every day!
Those photos have literally made my mouth water – a mushroom and halloumi sandwich sounds divine! xx
This looks so tasty! I love Halloumi, it is so versatile and has a really lovely flavour (marinades super well too!) H x
I can never seem to cook halloumi properly, but these photos look so nice I may need to have another go!
I love mushrooms in a sandwich, especially if they’re seared with a lot of salt. Great recipe, will have to try it.
All the ingredients are not only delicious but also useful, and if that is eaten in the morning, enough energy for the whole day!
I love everything in this sandwich except the mushrooms! Will have to try it without because it looks great!
That looks like the perfect sandwich, full of flavour and lots of yummy things. GG
Oh wow , I would love to see how these taste. They look delicious
All of my favorite things in one sandwich?! This looks incredible. I may have to make this for lunch tomorrow
Halloumi is my absolute favourite, I like having sweet chili sauce with it. Yum yum yum x
This really does look like an epic sarnie I love halloumi and avocado mush, great photography as always too!
This sounds like the best sandwich. I’m loving the mushrooms and cheese. The pesto is a nice touch!
This is a yummy looking sandwich. I am going to try this recipe.
Seriously, you make the best looking food out there! I love the idea of adding grilled mushrooms to a sandwich. Fab recipe x
I think this is probably the world’s BEST sandwich – I love that it reminds you of those special weeks too! Full of my favourite things I am totally craving it now but it’s only 10:08am….reckon it would be ok to rustle one up as a mid morning snack?!
Now this I have to try. I love mushrooms and I adore Halloumi but together I am not sure whether or not I would like it, so ive printed this off to give it a go x
i love halloumi! i need to try this combo as i do also love avocado
I have never tried halloumi but I think I need to now!
This looks incredibly yummy, Halloumi and Mushrooms are two of my favourite things.
I love the photos in this post – so enticing! I love Halloumi so I’ll definitely be trying this thank you!
This would be a perfect lunch time sandwich for me! All the flavours and textures in there go so well together 😀
Love love love halloumi. Great sandwich idea!
LOVE the sound of this recipe. I have halloumi in my fridge so may just give it a go! xxx
Ido love halloumi, this is a great recipe. I bet even my hubby would love it.
I love that you added avocado it makes it look even more delicious
Thank you! You can’t go wrong with avocado.
I thought Dannii’s mushrooms were the best thing I’d ever seen, but this is giving recipe is making my mouth water – I want one NOW!!! x
Ha! Dannii’s mushrooms did look delicious.
I think I have said this before but your blog always makes me hungry. This sandwich looks a beast but I have never tried hallumi before x
Ha! Well I think that’s a good thing. ????
Oh my goodness this looks amazing. I love halloumi, so I will definetly be trying this. I am also a massive avocado fan so I know I’ll love this x
Thanks Kerry! I really hope you like it.
Fantastic combination of ingredients, tastes and textures there – I don’t think that I have every used mushrooms in a sandwich!
Thanks Helen, the chestnut mushrooms are a lovely addition with that nutty flavour.
That looks delicious. I eat pretty much everything but I don’t think I am too keen on the avocado but that can be left out. Would love to make that one day.
Of course you can leave it out. I added it because I can’t get enough of avocado.
Great recipe, it looks so tasty! The pictures as usual are fab too
Thank you!
Yummy! I haven’t tried this variety of cheese before but I’m going to look for it asap! http://www.forty11sundays.com/home/easy-creamy-guacamole-dip