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Halloumi & Mango Salad with Quinoa, Avocado & Chilli Lime Dressing
Sweet mango and salty halloumi? A truly delicious combo. Start with a bowl of fuffy quinoa, then top with golden cubes of halloumi, mango and avocado. Rocket and cucumber bring the greens. Drizzle with a chilli, honey & lime dressing for extra zing.
6 plants
Serving size
Ingredients
- 20g rocket
- 250g halloumi (use half) (Milk) (cow's milk, sheep's milk, goat's milk, salt, dried mint, microbial rennet.)
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 1 handful of fresh mint
- 1 avocado
- 1 midi cucumber
- 1 mango (use half)
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 25g honey
- 1 tbsp chilli paste (Red Chillies, Rapeseed Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Sea Salt)
- 80g quinoa (Quinoa 100%)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 675
Protein: 26g
Carbs: 46g
Fat: 44g
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp chilli paste (use half) (Red Chillies, Rapeseed Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Sea Salt)
- 25g honey (use half)
- 20g rocket (use half)
- 1 mango (use a quarter)
- 1 handful of fresh coriander (use half)
- 250g halloumi (use a quarter) (Milk) (cow's milk, sheep's milk, goat's milk, salt, dried mint, microbial rennet.)
- 1 unwaxed lime (use half)
- 1 avocado (use half)
- 1 midi cucumber (use half)
- 1 handful of fresh mint (use half)
- 80g quinoa (use half) (Quinoa 100%)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 675
Protein: 26g
Carbs: 46g
Fat: 44g
Halloumi & Mango Salad with Quinoa, Avocado & Chilli Lime Dressing
Sweet mango and salty halloumi? A truly delicious combo. Start with a bowl of fuffy quinoa, then top with golden cubes of halloumi, mango and avocado. Rocket and cucumber bring the greens. Drizzle with a chilli, honey & lime dressing for extra zing.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Bring a medium saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
- Pull out a medium non-stick frying pan, a large bowl, a sieve & a grater
Cook the quinoa
- Add the quinoa to the saucepan and boil for 13-14 mins, until cooked, then drain and leave to cool
Make the dressing
- In the large bowl, combine the chilli paste, honey and 2 tsp olive oil
- Zest in the lime and squeeze in the lime juice. Mix well and season with salt and pepper
Build the salad
- Peel the half mango and dice into 1cm chunks, along with the cucumber and avocado. Pick the mint leaves from the stalks, then roughly chop, along with the coriander
- Add all to the dressing bowl and toss to combine
Sizzle the halloumi
- Slice the half pack of halloumi into 1cm thick pieces
- Heat the medium non-stick frying pan on medium heat. Once hot, the halloumi and cook for 3-4 mins each side, until golden
Finish & plate up
- Add the cooled quinoa and rocket to the salad bowl and toss well
- Serve the quinoa salad into bowls, topped with the halloumi
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