I had tried this salad at Gemelle not long ago, and really fell in love with the flavours. I had never thought to put honey into a salad dressing, especially not with basalmic vinegar..!
I've made it twice now, and some tips are:
- make sure the pumpkin is scattered over one layer and not bunched up (so they dont get mushed together)
- make sure pumpkin is well cooled before mixing with salad leaves (otherwise you'll get wilted leafs)
- toss leaves with dressing first, before adding pumpkin & haloumi so that leaves are completely coated so you get full flavor in each bite!
I used a mixed baby spinach & rocket salad mix, but you can use any salad leaves that you want, its the yummy dressing that makes it sooooooo good.
Enjoy!
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Great looking salad. Thanks for sharing.
A lovely balance of sweet, salty and bitter flavours and sounds like a great warm salad for winter.
That pumpkin and halloumi looks glisteningly good Betty-yum! :D
Love halloumi cheese. Nice and salty indeed.
Thanks for the tip in combining balsamic and honey!
Heyyyyy thanks Betty! Need to try this, I bought some haloumi on the weekend :D
ooh your haloumi is so golden and awesome looking! i like the idea of honey + balsamic too!
This is a wonderful salad that is packed full of flavours! Love it!
what a lovely shot betty! Thanks for sharing :)
Honey and balsamic sounds delish! I'm obsessed with caramelised balsamic at the moment... Sweet salad dressings are the best.
I went to Gemelle for the first time the other night and absolutely loved it! Who knew that such a great Italian restaurant would exist in dingy Liverpool. Nice job with the salad.
I love Halloumi in salads it gives an nice salty bite. Nice combination, looks beautiful.
I love roast pumpkin in salads! Adds a nice sweet flavour to salads and also distracts me from the greens..lol
*drooool*
Haloumi, pumpkin, rocket and pinenuts are a legendary combo.
This reminded me of a super-tasty toastie I used to get at a cafe back in Perth, but they added a basil pesto in place of dressing.
Can't wait to make this for dinner.
*Ditto* with the drooling! This is one of my absolute favourite salad combinations.. I sooo want to try this recipe out tomorrow night! Looks amazing :)
Oh I love roast pumpkin! It's such a versatile vegetable. Everything in that salad is so tasty!
I'm lucky enough to try this delish salad made by Betty herself =D
Wow Betty! This is amazing looking!
Pumpkin, haloumi and spinach are perfect together. Great idea for the honey balsamic dressing, too! I must copy this idea :)
Hey Betty, your blog is so nice!
And I love the idea of this salad. I've been eating a lot them lately, since it's sweltering here. I don't know that I would have to be careful about wilted lettuce, b/c I kind of love wilted lettuce if it has absorbed salt and dressing-yum!
That is an awesome salad! Surely extremely scrumptious. I love halloumi.
Cheers,
Rosa
This salad looks amazing. I love that rich dressing with balsamic vinegar and honey.
Thats my type of salad :) YUM! I make one similar but with avocado, black olives and sun dried tomato minus the halumi.
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Hope you have a nice weekend!
Rose
THIS is one of my most favourite salads ever! I can finish a big bowl and polish the leftover balsamic vinegar with some sourdough! Mmmmm
Oh wow, that salad looks so flavorful yet healthy at the same time. I love the idea of roasted pumpkins with rocket sounds fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
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