Yay, summer is finally here! All those long, dark winter nights have been replaced with light and sun and warmth! Well, with light anyway, becuase the past few days have been horribly cold. But last week when the weather was fine we had a nice picnic by the water with wine and these very easy to make and easy to bring wraps.

If you’re not familiar with halloumi, it’s a salty cheese from Cyprus that that has a very unique texture. Since it has a much higher melting point than oridnary cheese, it’s perfect to grill – it turns out nothing like your ordinary grilled cheese! If you haven’t, you should find some and try it. It’s delicious!

Balsamico syrup is one of those things I over-use. I’m crazy about anything slightly acidic so I’m a huge fan of vinegar. This way, however, you get some of the tartness of a vinegar but with a lot of added sweetness and the texture of, say, mustard, which makes it much more easy to manage.

You need (per person):

1 tortilla (mine was flavoured with garlic and herbs)

1 tbsp cream cheese

lettuce

5 cocktail tomatoes, coarsely chopped

some spring onion, chopped

100 g halloumi

balsamico syrup

a little olive oil

salt, pepper

How to:

1. Rinse and shred the lettuce and chop the tomatoes and the onion.
2. Slice the halloumi and grill it in a frying pan in a little oil until it is golden.
3. Spread the cream cheese over the wrap and put the lettuce, tomatoes and onions on it
4. Add as much balsamico syrup as you like and add a little salt and pepper.
5. Finish by putting the slices of halloumi on top and wrap it up.

Now, put on your bikini, grab a wine bottle and a blanket – and head out into the nice summer weather!