Veggie Halloumi Kebab Sandwich

In today’s post I will show you a super delicious & vegetarian doner or kebab recipe. In this recipe, the meat is replaced by halloumi (alternatively you can also use grilled cheese) and smoked paprika powder gives it a smoky and spicy note.

Iceberg lettuce, fried vegetables & a spicy kebab sauce round off this vegetarian halloumi recipe & I promise you won’t miss the meat! Have fun cooking!




Cooked/Baked today: Veggie Halloumi Kebab Sandwich
Difficulty: Easy – Medium
Preparation Time: 35 minutes
Category: Main Dishes, Fast Food, Recipes with Halloumi, Kebab Recipes, Sandwich Recipes
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Ingredients for 4 Veggie Halloumi Kebabs:

…for kebab sauce:

• 200 grams sour cream
• 2 heaping tablespoons yogurt
• 3 – 4 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 – 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 teaspoon sambal oelek
• Salt & pepper

…for fried veggies:

• 2 bell peppers (red & yellow)
• 250 grams brown mushrooms
• 1 large zucchini
• 1 large red onion
• 1 teaspoon paprika (sweet)
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• Salt & pepper
• Oil for frying

…more ingredients:

• 1 large Turkish flatbread
• 400 grams halloumi cheese
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika powder
• ½ head Iceberg lettuce

Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:

• Small bowl for sauce
• Frying pan or wok for veggies
• Frying pan for halloumi
• Garlic press

Instructions:




…for veggie halloumi kebab:

Wash and core the peppers & cut into bite-sized pieces. Peel the red onion & cut into strips. Quarter the zucchini lengthways & cut into pieces. Clean the mushrooms & halve or quarter depending on the size. Cut the iceberg lettuce into thin strips. Cut the flatbread into 4 equal pieces & possibly briefly bake or roast.

Cut the halloumi into thin slices with a knife, season with smoked paprika powder & set aside. Put all ingredients for the kebab sauce (see list of ingredients above) in a bowl & stir together, season with salt & pepper, then set aside until serving.




Heat up a large pan or wok with a good dash of oil, add the prepared vegetables to the pan & sauté for 5 – 6 minutes over medium to high heat, turning occasionally.

Afterwards season the vegetables with 1 teaspoon each of cumin, sweet paprika powder & oregano as well as a good pinch of salt & pepper, stir everything together until well combined & then remove from the stove & set aside until serving.




For the halloumi, heat up a second pan with a dash of oil, add the halloumi slices to the pan & sear until brown and crispy over medium to high heat, turning occasionally.

Then assemble the halloumi veggie kebab as you wish, slice up the flatbread (possibly roast or toast it before dishing up) and fill it with sauce, iceberg lettuce, vegetables & halloumi. Good Appetite!

Video Tutorial:

Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):