Low-Cal Mediterranean Haloumi Salad
Veggie

Low-Cal Mediterranean Haloumi Salad

with Sunflower Seeds and Croutons

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Calorie conscious
Vegetarian
20 minutesCooking Time
EASYDifficulty
2 - 4Servings
560Calories

Ingredients

  • 1 Lebanese cucumber
    1 Lebanese cucumber
  • 1 tomato
    1 tomato
  • 180g haloumi
    180g haloumi
  • 10g Greek seasoning
    10g Greek seasoning
  • 2 wholemeal rolls
    2 wholemeal rolls
  • 20g sunflower seeds
    20g sunflower seeds
  • 50g baby spinach leaves
    50g baby spinach leaves

From Your Pantry

  • 1½ tbs olive oil
  • 1 tsp red or white wine vinegar
  • small pinch of sugar

Utensils Needed

  • oven tray
  • baking paper
  • medium frypan

Instructions

Prep ingredients

Prep ingredients

Preheat the oven to 220C, fan-forced. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Coarsely chop the cucumber and tomato. Cut the haloumi into 2cm chunks. Put the haloumi, 1½ tsp Greek seasoning and 2 tsp olive oil in a bowl and toss to coat.

Bake croutons

Bake croutons

Coarsely tear the rolls into 3cm chunks and put on the lined tray. Drizzle with 2 tsp olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Bake for 6 mins or until golden.

Cook seeds and haloumi

Cook seeds and haloumi

Meanwhile, put the sunflower seeds in a cold medium frypan over medium heat. Toast, tossing, for 2-3 mins until evenly golden. Remove from the pan. Return the pan to medium-high heat. Cook the haloumi, turning occasionally, for 3-4 mins until evenly golden. Remove the pan from the heat.

 Make salad

Make salad

Put 1 tsp Greek seasoning*, 2 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp red wine vinegar and a small pinch of sugar in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Add the cucumber, tomato and spinach and gently toss to combine.

Serve up

Serve up

Divide the salad among bowls, scatter with the haloumi, sunflower seeds and croutons and enjoy!

Make it yours

Make it yours

If you have any olives or capers, toss some through the salad for a salty bite.

C

Chef Charlotte Bernal

As Senior Culinary Creative, Charlotte brings her love for simply delicious food to Dinnerly. After an arts-management career in classical music, Charlotte followed her passion into food media. From recipe writing for The Australian Women's Weekly to landing the prestigious role of Food Editor for delicious. magazine and writing for major Australian food magazines (including Gourmet Traveller and Coles magazine), Charlotte is recognised industry-wide as a leading food creative. She now develops recipes for Dinnerly where her knowledge and inventiveness add depth and edge to the weekly offerings.

"Charlotte loves spices, curries and comforting bowls of pasta."

Nutrition (per serving)

Energy (Kilojoules)

2344

Energy (Calories)

560

Protein

25.9

Total Fat

40.1

-Saturated

16.2

Carbohydrate

23.7

-Sugars

5

Dietary Fibre

1.9

Sodium

815.5

Allergens

Gluten
Milk
Soy
Sulphites
Wheat

Recipes curated and site by Vishnu. Enjoy!