Change up your lunch time sandwich and spice things up with this sweet and salty combination. This has become one of my favourite lunches, stuffed full of halloumi cheese, cool and creamy hummus, crunchy grated carrot and sweet chilli sauce.
The one thing that I love about food is how it can bring people together. Cooking is one of my life joys and a big part of that is sharing it with the people who I love dearest. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy or over the top, sometimes the simplest stripped back meals are the best.
At school, university, work and since becoming a mum I have met some wonderful friends, who my life or certain moments wouldn’t have been the same without. We may not see each other as often as we would like and perhaps not talk on the phone as much as we should, but I can always be sure that when we do nothing would have changed between us. In fact, this week I’ve had two lovely lunch dates with a different set of friends that entered my life at different periods. Food really does bring people together and over lunch, we talked, laughed and reminisced like we’d never spent any time apart.
- 1 Mission Deli Wrap
- 3 slices halloumi cheese
- 1 grated carrot
- 2 tbsp plain hummus
- 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander
- Handful of salad leaves
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Slice and fry the halloumi cheese in a little oil and brown on each side. Brush the cheese slices with some sweet chilli sauce and set aside.
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Spread the hummus all over the wrap and assemble the rest of the ingredients in the centre of the wrap in a long line.
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Tuck in the ends of the wrap and roll.
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Slice in two halves before eating.
I share some of the best memories with my friends over food, it’s funny how it can remind you of specific moments in your life, just like my Mushroom & Halloumi Sandwich does for me. This is why today I’m sharing one of my favourite lunches that I’ve eaten recently and one that I hope that sometime in the near future I will share with my friends, who are also massive halloumi cheese fans like me.
I used wraps by Mission Deli to create this recipe, who have turned its Original packs pink for the month of October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To show their support they are also donating £50,000 to Breast Cancer Care to help those who have been touched by this condition.
In research carried out to support the Pinktober campaign, over half of the women (51%) think they couldn’t get through the difficult times in life without the support of friends. When experiencing difficult times, 76% simply want a friend to listen. This is something that I and I think all of us can relate to. There are always moments where we just need a special person in our lives to talk about our problems with. Difficult times can feel easier knowing that you have someone there to support you.
With these special people I’ve formed strong bonds and will always have time for and be there for as they have always been for me. I’m so grateful to be surrounded by such a supportive bunch of friends and the camaraderie that we have with each other is second to none. So, my dearest friends I dedicate this post and recipe to you as a token of our friendship and a reminder that I will always be here for you in times of joy and in times of trouble.
In times of joy or trouble who do you turn too? What is the most memorable moment makes you smile when you think of your friends?
*post commissioned by Mission Deli, but all opinions are my own.
I absolutely love Halloumi and this is my idea of heaven for lunch x
Another halloumi fan, yay!
ugh! please give me some! XD
looks tasty I like this a lot. will definitely try to make it.
thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you! I really hope you like it.
This sounds like heaven, I really want to have one right now x
Thank you! I had one for lunch.
Oh my goodness yes please – what a delicious sounding wrap and lovely for a lunch time treat. x
Thanks Sarah!
Ahh love halloumi!
Yeah I totally agree, food is such a great way to catch up with people and have a good time. It’s always an important part of family gatherings for us!
Totally! Food is so wonderful that way.
My friends mean the world to me, and being able to bring them together and cook for them is my idea of heaven! I think they’d love it if I made these tasty wraps that you’ve come up with – Halloumi is such a lush ingredient 🙂
Me too, bringing people together through food that you’ve cooked yourself is such a fantastic thing.
As a fussy eater looking to eat healthier, I loved this! I think I will bookmark this. Thank you!
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You have taken some of my favourite foods and put them together in a way that sounds and looks delicious. It is making me hungry just thinking about this wrap.
Delicious! I am a big fan of grilled halloumi and I know I am going to love this! Definitely trying this recipe out!
We’ve really gotten into wraps this year and this one looks yummy. I love sweet chili sauce and need to find where I can buy some.
These looks amazing! I love foods with the combination of carrot and hummus 🙂
Oh yes! This wrap! Absolutely heavenly! I cannot wait to try this recipe!
Oh yum, that sounds like a great combination. I’m not a fan of carrot but even on this it sounds great.
This wrap is so yummy to look at, must be so delicious to taste. I have to give this a try this weekend. Thanks for sharing 🙂
I love hanging out with my friends and having some great food to eat. We usually go for sushi and maki and we chat, enjoy the food and share stories. I would like to do the same with your recipe.
WOW Jemma! Another colorful and healthy recipe from your bucket! Every time when I come to your blog, I feel so hungry just looking at the pictures of your delicious recipes!
Oh yum! This sounds so flavorful! I’d love to make some of these for lunch!I really like making wraps.
Always good to have lots of ways to use halloumi! Love it
Now this is my kind of quick lunch idea! I haven’t had halloumi in ages – I need to remedy this!
Hummus and halloumi is one of my favourite combinations. No need for a sauce when you have hummus!
Love halloumi, I will have to try this as a wrap for lunch is perfect for taking into work. We are massive sweet chilli fans too which is a bonus!
I love Halloumi and these wraps look so fresh n crunchy. I bet they would be flavorful and make a great meal option. Mission Deli has some amazing variety of wraps and will try this recipe soon.
I’m with you on that – food is a great way to catch up with friends and these wraps look delicious! x
I love having wraps for lunch so I need to make one of these x
I turn to my best friend Linda in times of trouble – this usually involves cake! I do love halloumi too.
This just looks so damn good! I need to to try this.
i’m currently going through a sweet chilli halloumi phase. and also a sweet chilli hummus phase too. i’ll have to try this out 😀
We’re addicted to Mission Deli Wraps at the moment and they are definitely the tastiest ones we’ve tried. We love them with ham, but might try this recipe!
Sweet chili halloumi is my absolute favourite, will definitely need to make some of these for lunch next week x
My partner would love these, they do look ever so yummy.
These look delicious I really love halloumi and carrot is very good for you . It’s a great combo for lunch.
I absolutely love halloumi, I need to try this so badly!
Omg can we say yum?!?! I just love hummus! Must make!
This sounds really tasty- I like the idea of the sweet chilli sauce in there.
Afternoon tea is my favourite way to catch up- it’s much more relaxed than a formal meal as you can totally take your time.
I love halloumi, bet it goes incredibly with the sweet chilli!
Halloumi is one of my fave fillings!
Oh my WORD! This is my favourite cheese with my favourite other flavours. I would pretty much eat this forever.