Charred Broccolini Salad

Charred broccolini on the BBQ combined with the saltiness of the haloumi and the citrus salad dressing create a very delicious and nourishing meal or side.

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 25

Course: Salad

Servings:

I love to char grill broccolini on the BBQ, I think it really brings out the flavour. Combined with the saltiness of the haloumi and the citrus salad dressing, this Charred Broccolini Salad makes for a delicious and very nourishing meal or side.

Ingredients

1 bunch/s broccolini
100 g haloumi
30 ml extra virgin olive oil -extra virgin (2 tbsp)
¼ cup/s pinenuts -toasted
60 g watercress (you could also use rocket or baby spinach if you prefer)
1 preserved lemon

Dressing

1 tsp honey
1 tsp dijon mustard
¼ tsp ground turmeric
½ lemon/s -juice and zest
60 ml extra virgin olive oil -extra virgin (¼ cup)

Instructions

Heat your BBQ grill or griddle pan.
Toss the broccolini and haloumi in the olive oil and grill until the broccolini begins to just char and the haloumi is golden brown.
Toast the pine nuts until just brown.
Remove the flesh from the preserved lemon and finely slice the skin.

Dressing

Make the dressing by combining all of the ingredients together in a small bowl or shake in a re-cycled jar.

Serve

Place the watercress in a salad bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients, toss through the dressing and enjoy immediately.

Notes

Dairy free

Omit the haloumi and replace with cashew nut cheese.

Vegan

Omit the haloumi and replace with cashew nut cheese or tofu. Substitute the honey with rice malt or maple syrup.

Nut-free

Replace the pine nuts with toasted sunflower seeds.

No preserved lemon

Preserved lemon is available in most supermarkets or gourmet shops. If you can't source it, then replace it with the zest of one lemon and a good pinch of sea salt. But if you can find it, it's so well worth it. You'll keep adding it to salads because it adds such a fabulous flavour.