GRILLED CORN & HALOUMI SALAD WITH WARM TOMATO DRESSING
SERVES 4 PREP 15 MINS COOK 40 MINS
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup tri-coloured quinoa, rinsed, drained
• 2 corn cobs, husks removed, 3cm rounds
• 2 zucchini, sliced lengthways
• 250g haloumi, 1cm slices
• 200g sugar snap peas, trimmed
• 2 tsp taco seasoning mix
• ¼ cup olive oil
• grilled tortillas, to serve TOMATO DRESSING
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 eschalot, peeled, finely chopped
• 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbsp chopped chives
1 Preheat oven to 180°C.
2 In a medium saucepan, stir water and quinoa on high. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, 12-15 mins until water has absorbed.
3 Remove from heat and set aside, covered, 10 mins. Fluff with a fork to separate grains. Season.
4 Preheat a chargrill pan or barbecue grill on high. Toss corn, zucchini, haloumi and peas separately in oil.
5 Grill corn 6-8 mins, turning, until light grill marks appear. Grill zucchini and peas 1-2 mins each side. Sprinkle haloumi with seasoning and grill
30 secs each side.
6 TOMATO DRESSING In a medium frying pan, heat half the oil on medium. Saute eschalot 2-3 mins until tender. Add tomatoes and cook
4-5 mins, stirring often, until starting to release juices. Remove from heat. Stir in juice and chives. Season. 7 Arrange quinoa, vegetables and haloumi on a platter. Spoon warm tomato dressing over salad and accompany with grilled tortillas.