Recipe video above. This salad is all about the crispy halloumi crumble! Just shred halloumi with a box grater and pan fry until golden - it's like pangrattato, but better because it's cheese. 🙂I use it to shower a salad made with rice, finely chopped kale, pine nuts and red onion in a garlic vinaigrette for a salad designed to be eaten with a spoon, so you get a bit of everything in every mouthful.Great warm or at room temperature. Serves 4 as a light meal (top with a soft boiled egg!), or 5 to 6 as a side. Try it with Honey Garlic Chicken Breast, crispy Pan Seared Fish, or Country Pork Chops. See notes for meal prepping, the halloumi stays crispy for days!
View original recipe on recipetineats.comDressing - Put the ingredients in a jar and shake well until combined. Set aside to let the garlic flavour meld.
Toast pine nuts - Heat a large-non stick fry pan over medium heat, no oil. Add the pine nuts and stir regularly for 3 minutes or until they have light brown spots. Remove into a bowl. (Note 4 for oven method)
Crispy shredded halloumi - Return the pan to the stove and heat the olive oil on high. Cook the shredded halloumi for 5 minutes until most of is golden or deep golden, not brown, lowering the heat to medium high if patches brown too quickly. Transfer into a bowl while you dress the kale. They will crisp up even more as they cool.
Scrunch and dress kale - Place the kale and red onion in a bowl. Pour over about 2 tablespoons of the Dressing then use your hands to massage it into the kale leaves. Scrunch boldy - kale can take it!
Toss - Add the rice, dill, most of the pine nuts and remaining Dressing. Toss well.
Plate up - Spread the salad in a wide shallow serving bowl (for maximum sprinkling surface area!). Cover the surface wtih the crispy halloumi and remaining pine nuts. You could also do this in individual bowls. Serve!
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