Description
Fresh and healthy halloumi salad recipe with shredded fennel, cucumber, green beans and radish. Perfect for a meal prep lunch or clean eating dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6–8 cups spring lettuce mix, rough chopped
- 1 ½ cups shredded red cabbage
- 4 cups shaved fennel, sliced in half (2 bulbs)
- 1 cucumber, peeled, deseeded, thinly sliced in half moons
- 5 radishes, thinly sliced (shaved)
- ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion, half moons
- 1 cup green beans, blanched and sliced into 2-inch pieces
- ½ cup chopped parsley
- ½ cup chopped dill
- ½ cup chopped mint
- ½ cup roasted & salted sunflower seeds
- 2 Tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 package halloumi cheese
- Whipped Lemon Vinaigrette
Instructions
- Prepare your greens by rough chopping the lettuce and adding to a large salad bowl. Using a mandolin or sharp knife, thinly shred your red cabbage, fennel, cucumber, radishes and red onion. Toss well. Add fresh herbs and toss again till incorporated.
- In a non-stick or ceramic pan, add avocado oil and heat on medium. Once had, add slices of halloumi. Sear on each side for 2 minutes till brown.
- Toss salad greens lightly with Whipped Lemon Vinaigrette. Portion our into 4-6 salad bowls. Top with green beans, roasted and salted sunflower seeds and warm halloumi cheese.
Notes
- Don’t skimp on fresh herbs. Add at least one fresh herb, or all three if you have access or availability.
- Thinly sliced cabbage, red onion, fennel, cucumber and radish is what sets this salad apart. Consider investing in a mandolin to improve your salad skills.
- If making this for meal prep, add all ingredients to your salad container except sunflower seeds, halloumi and dressing. Add those three items when ready to eat.