Name: Spiced halloumi pasta salad
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 200g pasta of your choice (can be gluten-free); 50g green vegetables (such as green peas, green beans, broad beans spinach, kale); 1 Tbsp harissa paste; juice and zest of ½ lemon; 1 pack halloumi; ½ cup olives in oil (drained); ½ cup cherry tomatoes; 1tbs chopped herbs of your choice ( mint, parsley or basil); Squeeze of lemon juice; oil for frying

Spiced halloumi pasta salad

13 Mar 2017

by Dinna

Prep Time

3 minutes

Cook Time

12 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Background

This spiced halloumi pasta salad can be eaten warm or cold, so it’s ideal for parties, picnics or to take to work/trip in your lunch-box. Alternatively you can have it for lunch or midweek supper, served with a green salad. I used gluten-free fusilli, but you can make this dish with your own favourite pasta. As to the green vegetables, use whatever you have in your fridge or freezer of the following: green beans, green peas, broad beans, soya beans, spinach or kale.

Ingredients

200g pasta of your choice (can be gluten-free)
50g green vegetables (such as green peas, green beans, broad beans spinach, kale)
1 Tbsp harissa paste
juice and zest of ½ lemon
1 pack halloumi
½ cup olives in oil (drained)
½ cup cherry tomatoes
1tbs chopped herbs of your choice ( mint, parsley or basil)
Squeeze of lemon juice
oil for frying

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the pack. Add the green vegetable of your choice for the last 2 minutes of the cooking time, then drain.
Meanwhile, drain the halloumi and wipe it clean with a kitchen towel, then cut into 2cm cubes. Put these in a bowl.
Mix the harissa with the lemon zest &juice, then pour over the halloumi. Toss well, coating the cubes well.
Heat a drop of oil in a frying pan. When hot, add the halloumi cubes together with the marinade. Fry them until golden on each side.
Put the drained pasta and green vegetable into a large serving bowl. Add the olives, cherry tomatoes (halved), halloumi and herbs. Drizzle with some lemon juice ( you can grate some lemon zest over it too), then toss and serve.

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