Haloumi, Asparagus and Spinach Salad

A few days back when I was grocery shopping, I stumbled across some asparagus in the veggie section and felt inclined to make something up as it's been a while since I've cooked anything with asparagus.  It was also coincidental that day that a packet of haloumi caught my eye.  In all seriousness, I've never taken notice of the stuff nor have I tried it!  I did a small google search for recipe ideas and figured a salad was on the cards! This dinner was going to be a small gamble because I'm hopeless at cooking asparagus and I wouldn't know what to do with a stick of haloumi.... soooo flying blind!

Anyways, earlier in the day I marinated my asparagus (the whole bunch!) in a marinate of garlic, tamari (no salt soy sauce for those who don't know), ginger powder and tabasco.  

When it was time to cook, I did an egg mix of 1 egg white, a pinch of curry powder, some garlic and a pinch of paprika.  I dunked the haloumi in this mix then into a crumb mix (polenta, LSA, wheatgerm, chia seeds, paprika and curry powder.  I fried the asparagus in a non-stick pan first with a small amount of olive oil. As the asparagus was finished cooking (when it was starting to soften), I added the haloumi and cooked it until it was golden brown around the outside.

I served it in a bowl with a handful of raw spinach, a layer of asparagus, the haloumi. Then topped it with a light drizzle of balsamic vinegar, olive oil and very light sprinkle of parmy cheese.

TOTAL DECADENCE!