Name: Roasted sweet potato, lentil and spiced halloumi salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 250g sweet potatoes; 1 red onion; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 250g Puy lentils; 2 handfuls baby spinach; seeds of half a pomegranate; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 150 halloumi cheese; Dressing: Half Tbsp oil, 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar

Roasted sweet potato, lentil and spiced halloumi salad

10 Oct 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Roasted sweet potato, lentil and spiced halloumi salad

Background

This salad is super-healthy, filling and full of nutrition! Perfect for those days when you need to take care of your body and immune-system. If you'd like your cheese spicy add some chilli flakes to the cumin!

Ingredients

250g sweet potatoes
1 red onion
1 Tbsp olive oil
250g Puy lentils
2 handfuls baby spinach
seeds of half a pomegranate
1 tsp cumin seeds
150 halloumi cheese
Dressing: Half Tbsp oil, 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into bite-sized cubes and cut the onion into wedges.
Arrange the chopped vegetables in a baking dish, drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper, then bake for about 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the lentils according to the packaging instructions and drain.
Crush the cumin seeds.
Cut the halloumi into 1cm thick slices, sprinkle these with the crushed cumin then fry in a hot pan or griddle pan. Set aside.
Transfer the cooked vegetables into a serving dish, sprinkle it with the spinach leaves, scatter the pomegranate seeds over and toss with the oil & vinegar.

Tips

If the sweet potatoes are organic - you don't need to peel them!
As with so many fruit & veg the really healthy part is just under the skin

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