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Halloumi, Peach, Harissa and Couscous Salad

Halloumi, Peach, Harissa and Couscous Salad - deliciously pretty and super versatile! What I especially love about this salad is the harissa dressing!

Halloumi, Peach, Harissa and Couscous Salad
Prep time
15 min
Cook time
7 min
Yield
4 servings
Difficulty
HARD

Ingredients

4
  • 250 g (1 1/3) cup couscous
  • 330 ml (1 2/5 cup) chicken or vegetable stock, simmering
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 peaches
  • 16 green beans
  • 12 cherry tomatoes
  • 225 g (8 oz) halloumi
  • small handful parsley
  • 1 tbsp EV olive oil
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 5 tbsp EV olive oil
  • zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp harissa (more or less, to taste)
  • generous pinch of salt
  • a small handful of pine nuts

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix all the ingredients together and taste. Add more salt, if you think it's necessary. Set aside.

  2. 2

    Place the couscous in a roomy bowl and stir in the 1/2 tsp salt.

  3. 3

    Pour the boiling stock over and cover with a plate. Set your timer on for 5 minutes. Get on with the other ingredients in the meantime.

  4. 4

    When the 5 minutes are up, fluff up the couscous with a fork.

  5. 5

    Wipe the covering plate dry, then half cover the couscous, to keep warm, while you continue with the other ingredients. Covering it fully will result in a slightly stodgy couscous; couscous should always be dry and grainy.

  6. 6

    Stone and slice the peaches. You can quarter them, or slice them into wedges. Just bear in mind that the more slices you have, the more flipping you'll be doing when cooking. Leave them as halves, if you don't want all that turning over! Set aside.

  7. 7

    Halve the beans and cherry tomatoes.

  8. 8

    Slice the halloumi into long, rectangular slices, if you like. Or leave them in large squares.

  9. 9

    Finely chop the parsley.

  10. 10

    Using a pastry brush or something similar, brush your griddle with a little olive oil, and char the peaches on medium heat. Do both sides, it shouldn't take more than 1 minute each side. Remove them to a plate.

  11. 11

    Char the beans, brushing more oil, if you think you need it. You can just roll the beans on the griddle, to colour all over. 2 minutes is all you need.

  12. 12

    Finally, let's do the halloumi. Wipe the griddle clean with a kitchen paper. Brush some oil on, and fry the halloumi slices on medium heat. Flip over after about a minute, to do the other side, once one side is a nice golden brown. Remove to a plate.

  13. 13

    Tip the chopped parsley into the couscous bowl, along with a few twists of freshly ground black pepper. Mix well.

  14. 14

    Divide the couscous onto 4 salad plates or bowls.

  15. 15

    Top each plate with the charred peaches, green beans and halloumi.

  16. 16

    Drizzle the dressing all over and finish off with some pine nuts.

Original from linsfood.com

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