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!
Great looking salad. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteA lovely balance of sweet, salty and bitter flavours and sounds like a great warm salad for winter.
ReplyDeleteThat pumpkin and halloumi looks glisteningly good Betty-yum! :D
ReplyDeleteLove halloumi cheese. Nice and salty indeed.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip in combining balsamic and honey!
Heyyyyy thanks Betty! Need to try this, I bought some haloumi on the weekend :D
ReplyDeleteooh your haloumi is so golden and awesome looking! i like the idea of honey + balsamic too!
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful salad that is packed full of flavours! Love it!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely shot betty! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteHoney and balsamic sounds delish! I'm obsessed with caramelised balsamic at the moment... Sweet salad dressings are the best.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI love Halloumi in salads it gives an nice salty bite. Nice combination, looks beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love roast pumpkin in salads! Adds a nice sweet flavour to salads and also distracts me from the greens..lol
ReplyDelete*drooool*
ReplyDeleteHaloumi, 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 :)
ReplyDeleteOh I love roast pumpkin! It's such a versatile vegetable. Everything in that salad is so tasty!
ReplyDeleteI'm lucky enough to try this delish salad made by Betty herself =D
ReplyDeleteWow Betty! This is amazing looking!
ReplyDeletePumpkin, haloumi and spinach are perfect together. Great idea for the honey balsamic dressing, too! I must copy this idea :)
ReplyDeleteHey Betty, your blog is so nice!
ReplyDeleteAnd 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.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
This salad looks amazing. I love that rich dressing with balsamic vinegar and honey.
ReplyDeleteThats my type of salad :) YUM! I make one similar but with avocado, black olives and sun dried tomato minus the halumi.
ReplyDeleteAnd, you can never go wrong with mudcake for a birthday, i mean who doesnt like mudcake :)
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
ReplyDeleteOh 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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