Halloumi

I can't remember if I have shared this recipe, but it is a favourite:


I can't remember if I have shared this recipe, but it is a favourite.

Nigella's Double Potato Halloumi Bake


INGREDIENTS

1 large sweet potato, the orange-fleshed American variety
1 large Desirée potato or other red/firm potato
1 red onion
1 yellow pepper
1 red pepper
1/2 head of garlic
4 tablespoons olive oil
black pepper
125g halloumi cheese, sliced as thinly as you can
ovenproof baking dish, 25 x 15cm
Serving Size : Serves 2–3.


1.Preheat the oven to 200°C
2.Cut the sweet potato into rough 4cm cubes and the potatoes slightly smaller (2½cm) as the sweet potato will cook more quickly. Halve the red onion, then cut each half into 4–6 segments, discarding any tough outer skin. De-seed the peppers and cut into 2½cm squares, and separate the cloves of garlic.
3.Put everything into a large roasting tin or whatever you want to use (it should be big, otherwise use two dishes) and, using your hands, give the vegetables a good coating of olive oil. Season with black pepper, but no salt as the cheese will make it salty (and anyway, the salt will make water leech out).
4.Cook for 45 minutes, by which time the vegetables should be cooked through and here and there tinged with brown. You’ll need to turn the oven up to maximum or light the grill for the endgame: so place the thinly sliced cheese on top of the bake, and put it back in the very hot oven or under the grill until the cheese has melted and turned slightly brown on top, about 5–10 minutes. Serve straight out of the roasting tin.

2 comments:

  1. I am going to try this - this weekend. Do you serve it with anything else or is this enough of a main dish?

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  2. I love haloumi. It is fantastic (grilled) in a beetroot salad too.

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