HALLOUMI WITH CHICKPEA SALSA & COUSCOUS

Halloumi with chickpea salsa & couscous image

This stunning salad is quick, vegetarian and packed with flavour

Provided by Good Food team

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

250g couscous
250ml hot vegetable stock
400g can chickpeas , drained
140g cherry tomato , halved
3 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
1 red chilli , ½ deseeded and finely chopped, ½ sliced
small bunch each mint and coriander leaves, chopped
250g pack halloumi cheese , thickly sliced

Steps:

Put the couscous in a bowl and pour over the hot stock. Cover with cling film, leave to stand and swell for 10 mins.
Make the salsa by mixing the chickpeas with the tomatoes, half the oil and vinegar, the finely chopped chillies and some of the chopped herbs. Season and arrange between 4 serving plates.
Heat a griddle pan or frying pan. Fry the halloumi for 2-3 mins each side, until golden and lightly charred. Fluff up the couscous with a fork and mix in the rest of the oil, vinegar and herbs with some seasoning. Pile onto the plates next to the salsa and top with the warm halloumi. Garnish with the sliced chillies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 489 calories, Fat 27 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 44 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 21 grams protein, Sodium 2.79 milligram of sodium