Halloumi, lentil & all the herbs salad

Make this delicious halloumi and lentil salad for a quick and easy midweek meal. It’s customisable with lots of soft herbs – use any you have to hand

  • Prep:15 mins
    Cook:5 mins
  • Serves 4
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 493
  • fat 25g
  • saturates 11g
  • carbs 34g
  • sugars 0g
  • fibre 10g
  • protein 28g
  • salt 2.19g

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp mango chutney , plus 1 tsp
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tbsp olive oil , plus ½ tsp
  • 500g cooked puy lentils
  • 1 red onion , finely sliced
  • 100g cherry tomatoes , halved
  • ½ cucumber , seeds scraped out and cut into chunks
  • 2 celery sticks , finely sliced
  • 20g mint , leaves picked
  • 30g basil , leaves picked
  • 30g parsley , roughly chopped
  • 225g halloumi , cut into chunky cubes
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder

Method

  1. Put the 3 tbsp mango chutney, apple cider vinegar and 3 tbsp olive oil in a large bowl. Season well with salt and pepper. Add the lentils, red onion, tomatoes, cucumber, celery and all the herbs and mix well to combine.

  2. Heat the remaining ½ tsp oil in a small frying pan on a medium heat, add the halloumi and cook for 4-5 mins until crispy and golden all over. Mix through the remaining 1 tsp mango chutney and the chilli powder, then toss to coat. Remove from the heat.

  3. Serve the lentil salad topped with the crispy glazed halloumi.

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