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Beetroot and Haloumi Salad

Here's how you make Beetroot and Haloumi Salad
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 30m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 500 grams medium beetroot, 3 medium peeled and thickly sliced
  • 450 grams haloumi, sliced
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 cup dried couscous
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 400 grams lentils, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tablespoons mint leaves, fresh chopped
  • 1/2 cup caramelized onion
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 bunch rocket, large bunch (see notes)
  • 1/3 cup hazelnuts, skinless and toasted and roughly chopped
  • Fresh mint leaves, to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan-forced.

  • Step 2: Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper and place beetroot, in a single layer, on one prepared tray. Place haloumi, in a single layer, on remaining tray.

  • Step 3: Drizzle beetroot and haloumi with 2 tablespoons of the oil and sprinkle beetroot with cumin and roast for 25 minutes, turning beetroot and haloumi halfway during cooking, or until haloumi is golden and beetroot is just tender.

  • Step 4: Meanwhile, place couscous in a heatproof bowl and add boiling water, cover and set aside for 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and then fluff couscous with a fork to separate grains and then add lentils and mint to couscous and season with salt and pepper and toss to combine and cover to keep warm.

  • Step 5: Heat remaining oil in a small frying pan over medium heat and add caramelized onion and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until heated through and now add vinegar and cook, stirring, for a further 2 minutes or until combined (see note).

  • Step 6: Layer rocket, couscous mixture, beetroot, and haloumi in serving bowls and drizzle with onion dressing and sprinkle with hazelnuts and extra mint leaves and serve.


Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • You can use 80 grams baby rocket leaves instead.
  • You may need to add an extra tablespoon of vinegar to onion dressing, depending on the thickness of the caramelized onion used.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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