Description
A festive and vibrant salad combining sweet seasonal fruits, tangy cranberries, and crispy pan-fried halloumi cheese, dressed in a light honey-lemon vinaigrette.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Crust:
- 2 ripe pears, cored and thinly sliced
- 2 apples (such as Honeycrisp), cored and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 8 oz halloumi cheese, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 6 cups mixed greens (e.g., arugula, spinach, butter lettuce)
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
- For the vinaigrette: 3 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp honey, salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Prepare the Crust:
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper to make the vinaigrette. Set aside.
- Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add halloumi slices and cook for 2-3 minutes per side until golden brown and crispy. Remove from heat.
- In a large salad bowl, combine mixed greens, sliced pears, sliced apples, dried cranberries, and toasted walnuts.
- Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and toss gently to coat.
- Top the salad with the warm halloumi slices and serve immediately.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste.