Pasta Salad with Halloumi & Gin-Caramelized Shallots - New Deal Distillery

Ingredients

• ½ lb green beans, tops and tails removed, cut into 1” pieces
• ½ lb short pasta such as cavatelli, elbow macaroni, or orzo
• 2 large shallots, thinly sliced
• ¼ cup New Deal Gin 33
• 1 tsp honey
• 6 TBS fresh lemon juice, divided
• 8 oz halloumi cheese, divided into 2 equal planks by halving horizontally
• 4 scallions, greens thinly sliced and white parts reserved for another use
• ¼ cup chopped mint
• ¼ cup roughly chopped basil
• 6 TBS extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper