Orange Crusted Haloumi Salad with Pearl Couscous

Orange Crusted Haloumi Salad with Pearl Couscous

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (3 Nights For 4) on Sunday, January 6, 2019.

Ingredients

Salad

  • 1 pack pearl couscous
  • 125g frozen peas
  • 1 pack cherry tomatoes
  • 1 pack baby spinach
  • ½ bunch basil, chopped
  • ½ pack gremolata

Haloumi

  • 2 packs haloumi cheese
  • 1 pack orange crust

To Serve

  • Remaining gremolata (optional)
  • ½ bunch basil

Steps

  1. Cook couscous Preheat BBQ hot plate (if using). Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Once boiling, cook couscous for about 8 minutes, until just tender. Add peas for final minute of cook time until bright green and tender. Drain well and return to pot with a small drizzle of olive oil to prevent sticking.
  2. Prep salad and haloumi Halve cherry tomatoes and roughly chop spinach. Pat haloumi dry and cut into 1cm thick chips. Toss in a bowl with orange crust.
  3. Cook haloumi Heat a small drizzle of oil in a non-stick fry-pan on medium-high heat and cook haloumi, in batches for about 1 minute each side, until crisp and golden. Set aside on paper towels. Alternatively, cook haloumi on BBQ.
  4. Finish salad Once couscous has cooked, toss all salad ingredients together in a bowl and season to taste.
  5. Serve salad topped with haloumi and garnish with remaining gremolata and basil.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2792 kj
667 kcal
Protein 33.3g
Carbohydrate 65.6g
Fat 29.5g