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Mediterranean Pasta Salad With Golden Halloumi

Mediterranean Pasta Salad With Golden Halloumi

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Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sweet potato small, cut into cubes (skin left on)
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 cups cooked pasta I used large spirals
  • 1 lebanese cucumber large, chopped
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes quartered
  • 0.25 cup kalamata olives pitted, roughly chopped
  • 4 spring onions finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts toasted
  • 200 g halloumi cheese cut into strips or small pieces
  • 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 0.5 lemon juice squeezed
  • cracked black pepper
  • 0.333 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 0.25 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp pure maple syrup
  • 0.5 lemon juice squeezed
  • 0.5 cup basil leaves finely chopped
  • 0.25 cup dill finely chopped (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C conventional (160°C fan-forced). Line a tray with baking paper.
  • Place the sweet potato on the tray, drizzle over 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and season well. Mix well with your hands. Roast for about 25 minutes or until cooked. Remove and let cool.
    1 sweet potato, 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • For the dressing: Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl or jug. Adjust to taste.
    3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp pure maple syrup, 0.5 lemon, 0.5 cup basil leaves, 0.25 cup apple cider vinegar
  • To a large bowl: Add the cooked pasta, sweet potato, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, olives, spring onion and pine nuts. Drizzle over half the dressing and toss the salad together.
    2 cups cooked pasta, 1 sweet potato, 1 lebanese cucumber, 1 cup cherry tomatoes, 0.25 cup kalamata olives, 4 spring onions, 2 tbsp pine nuts
  • Place a medium frying pan over medium–high heat. Add the remaining olive oil and let it heat. Add the halloumi pieces and fry for about 3–4 minutes each side, until caramelised and golden. In the last minute, add the maple syrup and toss through. Squeeze over the lemon juice and season with pepper.
    200 g halloumi cheese, 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp pure maple syrup, 0.5 lemon, cracked black pepper
  • Add the halloumi pieces to the salad and toss through. You can drizzle more of the dressing over just before serving.
    200 g halloumi cheese

Keywords

Dinner, Lunch, Salad
Egg Free, Pescetarian, Vegetarian
Dietary: Pescatarian, Vegetarian
Allergen: Egg-free
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