1Cover the chickpeas in the sweet paprika & garlic powder and add sea salt to taste.
2Toss until well covered & bake in the oven or air fryer for 15mins on 200°C.
3Fry the halloumi in a heated non-stick pan until slightly brown, then pour in the honey & sprinkle on the chilli flakes.
4Fry until a little more golden & crispy. Use medium to high heat!
5Mix the salad ingredients together.
6Add the cooled down chickpeas & halloumi, pour the dressing over, mix well & enjoy
Ingredients
400 g chickpeas drained
0.5 teaspoon sweet paprika
0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
to taste sea salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
250 g halloumi diced
1 tablespoon honey
to taste chilli flakes
4 handfuls spinach roughly chopped
2 cups finely diced cucumber
1 avocado roughly chopped
0.25 red onion finely diced soaked in water
0.5 cup pomegranate seeds
small bunch mint leaves & parsley sprigs finely chopped
2 tablespoons EVOO
0.5 lemon juice
to taste black pepper
to taste sea salt
1 teaspoon tahini
to taste stevia
Equipment
ovenair fryernon-stick pan
Tips
You can enjoy this salad as it is, or with crackers/ couscous for more energy.
I stored the salad in the fridge overnight, it tasted lovely the next day. However; halloumi does tend to get tough if not consumed straight away. If you want to avoid that just prep the rest of the salad & add the halloumi fresh before consumption.
Leafy greens tent to get soggy when stored, even though chickpeas soak a lot of water from the rest of the salad in this case. To avoid this add leafy greens before consumption or consume leftover within 24hrs.