Roasted cauli, chickpea & haloumi salad with almonds & pine nuts recipe

Roasted cauli, chickpea & haloumi salad with almonds & pine nuts

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Servings: 4 people
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Equipment

  • 2 Oven trays
  • Baking paper
  • 1 Small bowl
  • 1 Large bowl

Ingredients

Cauli

  • ½ cauliflower
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml olive oil

Nuts

  • ¼ cup / 40 g slivered almonds
  • ¼ cup / 40 g pine nuts

Dressing

  • 3 tbsp / 45 ml olive oil
  • 2 tbsp / 30 ml apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml maple syrup

Salad

  • 400 g chickpeas
  • ½ red onion
  • 1 bunch mint leaves
  • 1 bunch fresh dill fresh
  • ½ cup / 60 g dried cranberries
  • 2 cups / 160 g mixed salad leaves

Haloumi

  • 200 g haloumi cheese
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml olive oil
  • 1 tsp / 5 ml maple syrup
  • 1 lemon

Instructions

Before you start

  1. Preheat oven to 200 °C °C fan bake. Line two oven trays with baking paper.

Roast cauli

  1. Cut ½ cauliflower and stalk into small florets, lay on the prepared oven tray and drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 25-30 minutes, or until golden and tender. Remove from heat and set aside.

Roast nuts

  1. Lay out ¼ cup slivered almonds and ¼ cup pine nuts on the other prepared oven tray and roast in the oven for 10 minutes, or until golden. Remove and set aside to cool.

Make dressing

  1. In a small bowl whisk together 3 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 tsp wholegrain mustard, 1 tbsp maple syrup and season with salt and pepper.

Make salad

  1. Drain and rinse 400 g chickpeas. Peel and thinly slice ½ red onion. Pick and finely chop 1 bunch mint leaves. Finely chop 1 bunch fresh dill. In a large bowl add the chickpeas, red onion, mint, dill, ½ cup dried cranberries, 2 cups mixed salad leaves, roasted cauliflower, roasted almonds and pine nuts.

Cook haloumi

  1. Slice 200 g haloumi cheese. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frypan on medium-high heat. Cook the haloumi for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden. Then drizzle over 1 tsp maple syrup and turn to coat. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper. Slice 1 lemon and squeeze the lemon juice over the haloumi. Add to the bowl with the salad and toss to combine.

To serve

  1. Divide the roasted cauli, chickpea and haloumi salad with almonds and pine nuts between plates. Drizzle over the dressing.

Nutrition

Calories: 639kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Sodium: 669mg | Potassium: 788mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 13g | Calcium: 621mg | Iron: 5mg

Dietary note: Be sure to check the label and ensure the ingredients match your dietary requirements/preferences.

Ingredients note: Nutritional information is an estimate based on average ingredients by all brands.

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