Warm Halloumi Salad With Chilli Dressing

Submitted by HappyBunny

"I've just picked this recipe card up in my local supermarket. Haven't tried it yet but it sounds yummy! I don't like chicory so will have to find a substitute."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 ripe peaches, halved and stoned
• 250 g halloumi cheese
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 3 red chicory or 3 white chicory, quartered lengthways
• 6 green onions, trimmed and cut diagonally into 2 cm lengths

• FOR THE DRESSING

• 1 cherry bomb chili peppers, deseeded and finely chopped or 1 standard red chile
• 1 (20 g) package fresh coriander, roughly chopped
• 5 tablespoons japanese rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons clear honey

directions

1. Make the chilli dressing by mixing the chilli, coriander, rice vinegar and honey in a small jug.
2. Cut each peach half into 5 wedges.
3. Pat the cheese dry on kitchen paper and cut into thin slices using a small sharp knife.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large frying pan or wok and fry the cheese for 30 seconds on each side until lightly coloured; Remove from the pan and keep warm.
5. Add the chicory and salad onions and fry quickly over a high heat, stirring for 1-2 minutes, until beginning to colour; Spoon onto some kitchen paper and keep warm; Heat the remaining oil in the pan, add the peach wedges, then fry for 1 minute on each side until slightly softened.
6. Toss all the ingredients together in a warm salad bowl; Pour the chilli dressing over and serve with a seeded bread.

Reviews

[rosslare]

Lovely, different salad. Love the halloumi, peaches and the dressing. The chicory is nice as well, in moderation, but there was far too much of it here. I only would use 1 chicory for 4 diners and also just 2 peaches.

 

[Sackville]

I love these kinds of salads when I'm on my own for dinner -- so quick and easy to prepare yet so tasty. I did this as a main dinner salad, so I prepared half the dish for 1 person, me! The honey really made the dressing and the peaches were a touch I wouldn't have thought of. Next time I'd double the dressing because it was so good. In fact, I might even use it in other Asian-style dishes. Thanks for a simple but delectable supper!