I love eating salads but I despise the prep. So if I’m making a salad, it’s gotta be good. Case in point. This CRISPY RICE SALAD WITH HALLOUMI ticks all the boxes with hella textures and flavours — refreshing crunch of cabbage slaw and cucumber slices, viral crispy rice (more about that below), buttery-toasted almonds and springy, salty halloumi cheese, all tossed in a sweet spicy tahini dressing. See what mean about it being a salad that delivers it all?
Have you tried crispy rice salad yet? From what I have gleaned in the online food universe, this crispy rice trend was born out of direct inspiration from Nam Khoa, a popular Lao dish with deep fried rice balls that get crumbled and served as an appetizer salad (lettuce wrap) with other tasty ingredients like cured pork (som moo), shredded pork skin, cilantro and peanuts. I learned all about it from the best Lao food blogger I know, Saeng Douangdara — check out his Nam Khao post and video here. I love making it in the air fryer because it takes less than 15 minutes. Thanks to Molly Yeh for sharing this genius air fryer hack on her Instagram. (Don’t worry if you don’t have an air fryer, you can make crispy rice in the oven – see recipe note for instructions).
I can’t wait for you to try this CRISPY RICE SALAD WITH SEARED HALLOUMI. It will make you wanna take bite after bite after bite!
Eat well + be well,
