Name: Char-grilled chicken, vegetables and haloumi salad
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 800 gram (1½ pounds) chicken thigh fillets; 600 gram (1¼-pound) piece pumpkin, sliced thinly; 300 gram (9½ ounces) asparagus, trimmed; 2 x 180g (5½ ounce) packets haloumi cheese; 250 gram (8 ounces) rocket trimmed (arugula); 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh rosemary; Rosemary balsamic dressing; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh rosemary

Char-grilled chicken, vegetables and haloumi salad

Beautifully light yet perfectly hearty, consider this char-grilled chicken, vegetables and haloumi salad as slightly more exciting mediterranean alternative to your meat and three veg family meal.

Ingredients

800 gram (1½ pounds) chicken thigh fillets

600 gram (1¼-pound) piece pumpkin, sliced thinly

300 gram (9½ ounces) asparagus, trimmed

2 x 180g (5½ ounce) packets haloumi cheese

250 gram (8 ounces) rocket trimmed (arugula)

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh rosemary

Rosemary balsamic dressing

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

2 clove garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh rosemary

Method

1.Combine dressing ingredients in screw-top jar; shake well.

2.Combine oil, vinegar, garlic, rosemary and chicken in medium bowl. Cook chicken on heated oiled grill plate (or grill or barbecue). Cover chicken; stand 5 minutes then slice thickly.

3.Cook pumpkin and asparagus, in batches, on grill plate until tender. Transfer to large bowl; cover.

4.Slice cheese thickly; cook on cleaned grill plate until browned both sides.

5.Combine chicken, cheese, rocket and dressing in bowl with pumpkin and asparagus; toss gently.

ROSEMARY BALSAMIC DRESSING
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