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Spinach and Halloumi salad with an Orange Poppyseed dressing Recipe

A fresh and nutty salad that combines spinach and halloumi with a tangy orange dressing.

Difficulty

Easy

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cooking Time

15 minutes

Serves

4

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Recipe Ingredients

SALAD

2 Tbsp (30ml) SPAR extra virgin olive oil
1 punnet (200g) SPAR Freshline mini tomatoes
Salt and milled pepper
4 generous handfuls SPAR Freshline baby spinach
2 handfuls SPAR Freshline rocket, rinsed
2 large SPAR Freshline oranges, peeled and segmented
½ cup (125ml) SPAR pecan nuts, roasted *optional
2 - 3 SPAR Freshline spring onions, sliced
About 200g halloumi cheese, sliced into 5mm - 1cm thick slices

DRESSING

3 Tbsp (45ml) fresh orange juice
1 Tbsp (15ml) SPAR honey
1 Tbsp (15ml) poppy seeds
1 Tsp (5ml) SPAR Freshline garlic, crushed
1 Tsp (5ml) SPAR Dijon mustard
¼ cup (60ml) SPAR extra-virgin olive oil
Generous pinch of salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Recipe Method

Heat a large pan with 1 Tbsp olive oil, add the tomatoes and cook until blistered and soft. About 10 - 15 minutes. Season well with salt and pepper.
Remove and set aside.
Meanwhile, pop the spinach, rocket and oranges onto a platter.
For the dressing, combine all the ingredients in a jar and shake until the mixture is combined.
Heat a griddle pan until very hot and brush with olive oil, place the halloumi on the pan. Grill each side for 1 minute or until golden brown. Pop onto the salad along with the tomatoes, dress with the dressing and lastly add the pecan nuts and spring onion.

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