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Honey Chipotle Halloumi Tacos
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Honey Chipotle Halloumi Tacos

Honey Chipotle Halloumi Tacos, easy weeknight meal with honey chipotle flavored baked halloumi fajitas topped with refreshing peach salsa and creamy avocado crema
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Servings: 8 tacos

Ingredients

Honey Chipotle Vinaigrette

  • ½ cup Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • ¼ cup Red Wine Vinegar
  • ¼ cup Avocado Oil
  • ½ cup Water use half the amount for thick Vinaigrette if preferred
  • 3 large Garlic Cloves
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Dry Oregano
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper Powder

Baked Halloumi Fajita

  • 250 gm Sliced Halloumi Cheese, thickness as desired can be sub with paneer, firm tofu or choice of protein
  • ½ large Sliced Yellow Sweet Onion
  • ½ large Sliced Green Pepper
  • ½ large Sliced Red Pepper
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • ¼ tsp Smoked Paprika
  • ¼ tsp Dry Oregano
  • ½ tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp Onion Powder
  • ¼ cup Honey Chipotle Vinaigrette as mentioned above

Peach Salsa (store bought peach/mango/pineapple salsa works just fine as well!)

  • 2 medium Finely Diced Peach pineapple, mango, kiwi can be used instead of peach
  • 2 small Finely Diced Tomatoes
  • ½ Finely Diced Red Onion
  • ¼ cup Finely Chopped Cilantro
  • ½ Finely Chopped Jalapeno
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Cumin Powder
  • ½ Lime Juice juice of ½ lime
  • 2 tbsp Honey Chipotle Vinaigrette as mentioned above

Avocado Crema (store bought guacamole works just fine as well!)

  • 1 Large Avocado
  • ¼ bunch Cilantro
  • 1 Scallion
  • 2 small Garlic Clove
  • ½ Lime Juice juice of ½ lime
  • 2 tbsp Avocado Oil
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • ½ Jalapeno
  • 1 Green Tomatillos

Other

  • 8 small Taco Tortillas

Instructions

Honey Chipotle Vinaigrette

  • Blend everything listed under "Honey Chipotle Vinaigrette" until smooth. I like to store in the squirt bottle and refrigerate it for upto a week. It is great for marinating, as salad dressing, dipping sauce etc.

Peach Salsa

  • Mix everything listed under "peach salsa". Refrigerate it for 20-30 minutes, while you make Halloumi fajita.

Avocado Crema

  • Add everything listed under 'Avocado Crema" in a food processor, except avocado. Process these ingredients until they are finely chopped in the processor by doing few pulses at a time and checking the consistency. Do not make a paste out of it.
  • Add avocado to the chopped ingredients and pulse the processor for few more times until you find desired consistency. Refrigerate it until ready to use.

Bake Halloumi Fajita & Assemble Tacos

  • Pre heat oven on 390℉. Toss slice onions, green & red pepper and halloumi slice with the spices listed under "Baked Halloumi Fajita" along with ¼ cup of Honey Chipotle Vinaigrette. Halloumi cheese breaks easily, be gentle while tossing everything so it does not crumble up.
  • Place the fajita mix on a baking tray in a single layer. Bake it for 20 minutes.
  • Once halloumi fajita is ready, warm up taco tortilla on an open flame to get that charred look and flavors.
  • Layer avocado crema on warm tortilla, then top it with halloumi fajita. Top that with peach salsa with some drizzle of Honey Chipotle Vinaigrette! Serve it with lime wedge and choice of beverage!