Harissa Halloumi Salad with Couscous

This harissa halloumi salad is so quick to make and is bursting with healthy ingredients! The salty halloumi is the perfect addition to this vegetarian dish. 

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So I was thinking it had been a bit too long since I’d last shared a halloumi recipe.

Halloumi is in my top five favourite foods and it’s a great addition to all kinds of dishes, if you haven’t tried it yet then you need to get your hands on some ASAP, trust me, you won’t regret it.

This here salad is so easy to make. We had it for the first time a few weeks ago when we got home from a run. Now that we’ve started training for a half marathon we’re having to go for runs when I get home from work, something which I really don’t love.

Once we get back I want dinner ready basically immediately so that I can sit down and start working on the blog until bedtime. Such a fun life I lead!

So this harissa halloumi salad was one of those throw together things once we were back from the run. Couscous is always a winner since it’s so speedy and doesn’t even involve any saucepans and flames (loooove).

So all the cooking that needs doing is throwing the aubergine in the oven for 20 minutes, a quick fry of the vegetables followed by a fry of the halloumi. Whip up a quick dressing and throw everything together. The perfect post run dinner. Or just the perfect post work dinner. Or post anything dinner.

Ingredients you need to make this harissa halloumi salad with couscous:

• Olive Oil
• Aubergine (Eggplant)
• Halloumi
• Orange Pepper
• Red Onion
• Couscous
• Spinach
• Tomatoes
• Harissa Paste
• White Wine Vinegar
• Sugar

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Harissa Halloumi Salad with Couscous

This harissa halloumi salad is so quick to make and is bursting with healthy ingredients! The salty halloumi is the perfect addition to this vegetarian dish. 

Course Main Course, Salad

Cuisine Mediterranean

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 581 kcal

Author Amy

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1/2 Aubergine chopped
• 200 g Halloumi sliced
• 1 Orange Pepper sliced
• 1 Red Onion chopped
• 240 g Couscous
• 100 g Spinach
• 3 Tomatoes chopped

Dressing

• 2 tbsp Harissa Paste
• 4 tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 tbsp White Wine Vinegar
• 2 tsp Sugar

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Instructions

1. Place the aubergine on a baking tray with a tbsp of olive oil and a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Cook at 200°C for 20 minutes. Meanwhile place the couscous in a large bowl with 400ml of boiling water. Cover the bowl with a clean towel.

2. Heat the rest of the olive oil over a medium heat in a frying pan. Add the yellow pepper and red onion with a pinch of salt. Cook for 15 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the pan and place in the bowl with the couscous. Return the pan to the heat and fry the halloumi until browned on both sides, adding more oil if necessary.

3. To make the dressing mix together the harissa paste, vinegar, olive oil and sugar. Set aside. To finish assembling the salad add the aubergine, spinach, tomatoes and halloumi to the vegetables and couscous then toss with the dressing.

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Nutrition Facts

Harissa Halloumi Salad with Couscous

Amount Per Serving

Calories 581 Calories from Fat 243

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 27g 42%

Saturated Fat 10g 50%

Sodium 735mg 31%

Potassium 719mg 21%

Total Carbohydrates 62g 21%

Dietary Fiber 7g 28%

Sugars 10g

Protein 21g 42%

Vitamin A 82.2%

Vitamin C 75.3%

Calcium 56%

Iron 11.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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