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Halloumi Fajita With Rice Salad & Extra Chicken

For this bowlful of classic Tex-Mex flavours, you'll toss together spiced fajita-style halloumi, roasted pepper and rice with crisp lettuce. Finish with a drizzle of zesty lime dressing and dig in.

40 mins
841kcal
Fusion
Halloumi Fajita With Rice Salad & Extra Chicken
4.5

Ingredients for 2 people

Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient

Yellow pepper
Yellow pepper
Dried chilli flakes (0.5tsp)
Dried chilli flakes (0.5tsp)
Red onion
Red onion
Halloumi (200g)
Halloumi (200g)
Ground smoked paprika (2tsp)
Ground smoked paprika (2tsp)
British chicken breast portion
British chicken breast portion
Brown basmati rice (100g)
Brown basmati rice (100g)
Ground cumin (2tsp)
Ground cumin (2tsp)
Mayonnaise (50ml)
Mayonnaise (50ml)
Coriander (5g)
Coriander (5g)
Gem lettuce
Gem lettuce
Lime
Lime
Honey (25g)
Honey (25g)

You'll also need

Vegetable oil, Salt (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.

1.

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7, then then take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air

Rinse your brown rice, then add it to a pot with plenty of cold water and bring to the boil over a high heat

Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20-25 min or until it's tender with a slight bite

Once cooked, drain and return it to the pot

Step 1
2.

Add your chicken breast portion to a baking paper-lined tray with a drizzle of vegetable oil and a pinch of salt and pepper, then put the tray in the oven for 18-20 min or until cooked through (no pink meat!)

Combine your ground cumin, ground smoked paprika and chilli flakes (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) on a plate – this is your fajita seasoning

Step 2
3.

Deseed your pepper[s] (scrape the seeds and pith out with a teaspoon) and cut them into strips then peel and roughly chop your red onion[s] into wedges

Add the pepper strips and onion wedges to a baking tray (or two!) with half the fajita seasoning (you'll use the rest later), a drizzle of vegetable oil and a pinch of salt

Put the tray[s] in the oven for 15 min or until the vegetables are tender – these are your roasted vegetables

Step 3
4.

While the vegetables are cooking, zest half your lime[s] (try to grate lightly with a micro-plane or sharp box grater and avoid grating the white pith, as this is very bitter)

Wash your lettuce, then pat dry with kitchen paper and tear into bite-sized pieces, then set aside

Chop your coriander finely, including the stalks

Step 4
5.

Combine your mayo with the lime zest, the juice of half the lime[s] and half your honey (you'll use the rest later!) – this is your lime dressing

Tip: Add a splash of water if the dressing is looking a little thick!

Slice your halloumi into thick strips, then add to the remaining fajita seasoning and give everything a good mix up until fully coated in all the spices – this is your coated halloumi

Step 5
6.

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium heat

Once hot, add the coated halloumi and cook for 2-3 min on each side or until the halloumi is slightly charred and crisp

Once cooked, remove the pan from the heat and add the remaining honey – this is your halloumi fajita

Step 6
7.

Add the roasted vegetables, brown rice and torn lettuce to a large bowl

Add the lime dressing and give everything a good mix up – this is your rice salad

Cut the remaining lime into 1 wedge per person

Step 7
8.

Serve the halloumi fajita with the rice salad to the side

Garnish with the chopped coriander and a lime wedge

Serve the cooked chicken breast to the side

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
841kcal
Energy
47.8g
Fat
60.6g
Carbohydrate
6.2g
Fibre
44.4g
Protein
2.6g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

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In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.

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