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Pumpkin and Cannellini Salad with Haloumi and Kale.

August 5, 2012 by Stacey 23 Comments

I love simple, hearty salads, and I love sneaking beans into them whenever I can for extra bulk, vitamins and goodness. I have a longstanding love affair with pumpkin and haloumi (or pumpkin and marinated tofu for a vegan version), and cannellini beans provide a smooth richness without impacting on the salty-sweet salad. And kale is there for fun! You can use spinach or lettuce, but kale packs a nutritious punch again without overpowering flavour. Well, unless you cook it, but I’ve kept it raw here. You can massage it with olive oil, for an even more delicious outcome!

And now for the even funner part – I recently contacted Loving Earth after being a long-standing fan of their raw, sugarfree dark chocolate and asked if they were interested in partnering with me. The result is a very happy collaboration where I experiment with some of their products, creating fabulous new recipes over a series of weeks… and then packaging up a hamper of goodies like the ones I’ve used in my posts to give away to you!

I love Australian companies creating healthy, sustainable and fair products and the more I can incorporate them into my life, the better. I respect their efforts and their environmentally-friendly practices, and when it is funnelled into food that actually tastes good and is good for you, I want to encourage and support that effort.

So over the next week or so you’ll see a couple of recipes featuring their product*, and an opportunity to win the goodies I’ve used. Then I’ll do another two-week stint and a second giveaway of those products. EXCITED YET?!

Ok for pumpkin-beany goodness:

Pumpkin and Cannellini Salad with Haloumi and Kale

Serves 2

Ingredients:

250g pumpkin, sliced or cut into dice
125g haloumi, sliced
1 bunch kale, torn
1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 tablespoon Loving Earth Raw Organic Coconut Butter/Oil
2 tablespoons Loving Earth Raw Organic Agave Syrup (light)
Juice of 1 lemon
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup Loving Earth Activated Organic Pumpkin Seeds

Directions:

1. Heat a baking tray in a 200C oven for a couple of minutes, until hot. Melt 1 tablespoon of coconut oil/butter on the tray and add pumpkin, tossing to coat. Sprinkle with salt. Bake 20-25 minutes until soft and golden.

2. When pumpkin is ready, arrange kale and cannellini beans on a serving plate.

3. Pan-fry haloumi about 1 minute each side until golden brown. Add to kale and beans with pumpkin.

4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and drizzle over agave syrup and lemon juice.

*Disclaimer: I contacted Loving Earth directly with this idea as I really wanted to work with them. They couldn’t have been more friendly and willing to help. They generously gifted me two of each product that will be used over this series – one for me and one for you! That’s all, folks…

 

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  1. Mamacook says

    August 6, 2012 at 3:34 am

    Sorry about the lack of meatless Monday button in my post, I'm posting from an iPad and it's not playing ball.

    Reply
  2. Louisa says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:51 am

    looks delicious!

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  3. Star says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:59 am

    Where do you buy kale from? Looks Awesome!

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  4. Diane Balch says

    August 6, 2012 at 1:14 pm

    This recipe looks great and will go right into the fall as pumpkin becomes more and more available.

    Reply
  5. RaNae B says

    August 6, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    Hi Stacey what a great group of recipes I have never had or heard of Halloumi I had to google it now I hope I can find it to give it a try.
    Thanks for hosting Looking forward to baby pics soon take care.
    RaNae

    Reply
  6. Kyrstie @ A Fresh Legacy says

    August 6, 2012 at 10:07 pm

    Haloumi and pumpkin, yum a match made in heaven 🙂

    Reply
  7. Christie @ Fig & Cherry says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:30 pm

    Great photo! That kale really pops.

    Reply
  8. Veggie Mama says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:33 pm

    It happens to the best of us! What app do you use?

    Reply
  9. Veggie Mama says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:34 pm

    That's because it is!!

    Reply
  10. Veggie Mama says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    I grow mine! It's so easy and grows so fast. Otherwise I get it from fruit and veg shops, farmer's markets. Not sure about supermarkets? Don't think I've seen it there x

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  11. Veggie Mama says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    Given it's the middle of winter here, we've pumpkin galore! I'm always thinking of new ways to use it.

    Reply
  12. Veggie Mama says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    Haloumi is the best! And yes, only a couple more weeks to go now 🙂

    Reply
  13. Veggie Mama says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    I know I overuse it, but its seriously the best!

    Reply
  14. Veggie Mama says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:38 pm

    For some reason my camera's screen stopped working months ago, only to magically reappear nowadays! So I can get the settings correct, finally 🙂

    Reply
  15. Kambrook says

    August 7, 2012 at 2:36 am

    Great dish and I love the addition of haloumi.. yum.

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  16. Bibi Rae says

    August 7, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    Hey Veggie mama, I LOVE the look of this recipe – the kale will really add depth to it. I can't wait to try. 

    I saw in your bio that you don't think you like tofu… I've just posted a recipe this evening that might, just might, change your mind.      
    http://www.veggierunners.com/?p=448

    Reply
  17. Veggie Mama says

    August 8, 2012 at 1:57 am

    Haha I can eat it but I rarely love it… I will have to check out your recipe! Thank you x

    Reply
  18. Melissa Walker Horn says

    August 8, 2012 at 11:00 am

    Holy heck yes! This one {minus the kale, I just can't get on board with kale} is becoming my lunch tomorrow. Deal done. I have everything I need. YUM. 

    And yay for the goodies give-away! Can't wait. 

    Reply
  19. Senka I says

    August 9, 2012 at 2:29 pm

    Hi,

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  20. Catherine_pepper says

    August 13, 2012 at 8:51 am

    This recipe inspired me to use leftover cous cous & chickpea salad, with the addition of cooked barley, roasted pumpkin, haloumi & spinach. I have bought seeds to grow my own kale. I can't find anywhere that sells it in Brisbane. I grew to love in my home land Ireland. 
    Love your work!
    Catherine

    Reply

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