Hot Honey Halloumi Salad With Vibrant Basil Dressing

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Hot Honey Halloumi Salad With Vibrant Basil Dressing

By: Margie Nomura

This is such a good salad: hearty but healthy and delicious. Hot honey halloumi with crispy roasted new potatoes, lentils, tomatoes and rocket all drizzled in a creamy basil dressing. Heaven!

Prep: 20 mins
Total: 20 mins
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

For the salad:

• 1 cup of pre-cooked lentils
• 300 g new potatoes , cooked
• handful of arugula (rocket)
• Handful of cherry tomatoes , sliced

For the halloumi:

• 250 g halloumi
• 3 tbsp honey
• 1/2 lemon , Zest and juice
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• A sprinkle of chili flakes

For the dressing:

• 1/4 cup yoghurt
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves
• 1/2 cup parsley leaves
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1/2 garlic clove
• 1/4 cup light olive oil , not extra-virgin
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Slice the halloumi and place it in a bowl. Add the honey, lemon zest & juice, olive oil and chilli. Make sure all of the halloumi is coated in the marinade.
2. Leave in the fridge to marinate for a few hours.
3. Fry the halloumi on medium heat until golden brown on both sides. Add the remaining marinade from the bowl and allow to bubble.
4. Blitz together all the dressing ingredients. Taste and adjust the seasonings if needed them set aside.
5. On a large plate, add the potatoes, lentils, rocket, tomatoes and halloumi. Drizzle with the dressing and enjoy!

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