Recipes

Grape and bean salad with fried manouri cheese

Fresh, fruity, tangy and salty, this salad is a whole meal on its own

July 2, 2026 13:14
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This salad looks as good as it tastes (Photo: Patricia Niven)
1 min read

Prep: 12 minutes

Cook: 7 minutes

Serves: 4

Honey & Co. founders Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer say they like their salads to be “filling and fresh, delicious yet virtuous, colourful and bright and happy-making”, and this recipe definitely delivers on all fronts. 

Method:

  • Empty the beans into a colander, rinse with plenty of hot water, drain and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
  • Heat the olive oil in a frying pan on a high heat, add the onion wedges and fry for about 2 minutes until they just start to soften. Add the grapes, the salt and chilli flakes and toss together. Cook for about 1 minute, then add the vinegar to the pan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and pour the contents over the beans. Stir well to coat.
  • Return the frying pan to the heat and add the cheese chunks, frying for about 2 minutes on each side until golden and warm.
  • Add the chopped mint and chicory to the beans, toss to combine, then divide between four serving plates. Top each with a quarter of the fried manouri and a sprinkle of chilli flakes and sea salt. Serve warm.

Recipe from: Honey & Co. Daily by Itamar Srulovich & Sarit Packer (Quadrille)

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Ingredients

700g/1lb 9oz jar of cooked white beans
2 tbsp olive oil
1 red onion, peeled, halved and cut into thin wedges (about 120–130g/4–4½oz)
250g/9oz grapes, washed (halved if they are large)
1 tsp flaky sea salt (kosher salt), plus more to finish
1 tsp chilli flakes (ideally pul biber or Aleppo, or a pinch of regular ones), plus more to finish 3 tbsp sherry vinegar
170g/6oz round manouri cheese, cut into chunks (or use sliced halloumi)
A few sprigs of fresh mint, leaves picked and roughly chopped (about 10g/¼oz)
2 heads of chicory (red endive), leaves broken off the stem