Strawberry and Cucumber Salad with Hot Honey Halloumi
You'll fall in love with this Strawberry and Cucumber Salad, topped with hot honey halloumi and a balsamic dressing. The perfect summer salad!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil divided
- 250 g halloumi cheese sliced into ½” thick slices
- 1 tablespoon hot honey
- 3 cups kale finely diced
- 2.5 cups strawberries diced (about 2x 340g pints)
- 1 english cucumber diced
- ⅓ cup fresh basil chopped
- ½ cup red onion diced (about 1.2 large red onion)
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
Optional:
- 1 avocado diced
- ½ cup walnuts crumbled
For the dressing:
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a fry pan on a medium heat, heat ½ of the olive oil (1 tbsp) and the honey. Add several pieces of the halloumi to the pan and fry for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Repeat this step until you have cooked all of the halloumi. Place in the fridge to cool.
- To a large bowl, add chopped kale and the remaining olive oil (1 tbsp). USe your hands to gently massage the oil into the kale. This will help soften the leaves and reduce the bitterness.
- Remove the halloumi from the fridge and chop into bite sized pieces. Top kale with strawberries, cucumber, basil, red onion, feta cheese and halloumi.
- Make your dressing by whisking together olive oil, balsamic vinegar and seasoning with salt and black pepper. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.
- Top with additional strawberry and cucumber slices and avocado and walnuts if desired.
Notes
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 372kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 795mg | Potassium: 252mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1.285IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 592mg | Iron: 1mg
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