Nectarine and halloumi salad recipe

Nectarine and halloumi salad

This nectarine and halloumi salad makes an interesting summer side or lovely light lunch. It's full of sweet and salty flavours and takes only 20 minutes to prep.

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  • Serves 6 as a side
  • Takes 20 mins
  • 202 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 2 nectarines, destoned and cut into wedges
  • 2 spring onions, finely sliced
  • 2 celery sticks, finely sliced​
  • 1 fennel bulb, finely sliced
  • ½ cucumber, roughly chopped
  • 15g fresh mint, leaves picked and roughly chopped
  • 15g fresh parsley, roughly chopped
  • 50g shelled pistachios, crushed (optional)
  • 225g pack halloumi, cut into 3cm dice

For the dressing

  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 tbsp clear honey
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for frying (optional)

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Each serving contains

Energy
840kJ 202.0kcal
10%
Fat
14g
medium20%
Saturates
7g
high36%
Salt
1.2g
medium19%
Sugars
7g
low8%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 7.6gProtein 9.6gFibre 2.5g

Method

  1. Mix together the nectarines, spring onions, celery, fennel, cucumber and herbs. Whisk the dressing ingredients together, season with black pepper and stir in half the pistachios, if using.
  2. Heat a nonstick frying pan over a medium-high heat and cook the halloumi for 5 mins, turning often, until golden all over. Drizzle a little oil into the pan if the halloumi starts to stick. Pour over half the dressing, letting it bubble and thicken for 1-2 mins, making sure it coats the cheese.
  3. Spoon the sticky, hot halloumi over the salad with the remaining dressing and toss to coat. Serve, scattered with the remaining pistachios, if using.

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