Pan-fried Halloumi, Currant & Pearl Couscous Salad
Pan-fried Halloumi, Currant & Pearl Couscous Salad
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato large, chopped into small cubes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 2 cups spinach roughly chopped
- 1 cup pearl couscous
- 400 g canned chickpeas washed and drained
- 1/2 cup currants soaked in boiling water for 3 minutes
- 1 green zucchini julienned or grated
- 1 cup mint roughly chopped
- 4 spring onion finely sliced
- 1/2 cup walnuts toasted ,roughly chopped
- 180 g halloumi cheese cut into strips
- 1 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup pure
- 1 lemon juiced
- lemon extra for serving.
Instructions
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius. Lay sweet potato pieces onto a tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Mix well and roast for approx. 25-30 mins until golden and cooked through. Set aside.
- Spread walnuts onto a baking tray and place in the oven for the last 15 minutes while the sweet potato is cooking. Cool and roughly chop.
- Fill a medium saucepan with salted water and bring to the boil. Add pearl couscous and reduce to a simmer. Cook gently for approx. 8-10 minutes (check packet instructions). Drain and set aside.
- For the dressing: Mix all ingredients together in a jug or screw top jar. Set aside.
- For the salad: Add the spinach, pearl couscous, chickpeas, sweet potato, zucchini, currants, mint, spring onion and toasted walnuts. Toss gently together. Drizzle over the dressing.
- Place a medium fry pan onto medium heat. Add the olive oil and let it heat. Add the halloumi pieces and cook for approx. 3 minutes each side (turn down the heat if they colour too much). Remove.
- Serve salad into bowls and top with pieces of warm halloumi on top. Squeeze over fresh lemon juice.
- You may not use all the dressing. Leftover dressing will last up to 1 week in the fridge in a screw top jar.
Nutrition
Calories: 746kcalCarbohydrates: 83gProtein: 25gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gSodium: 1184mgPotassium: 847mgFiber: 13gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 10060IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 608mgIron: 4mg
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