Please let’s just take a moment to appreciate what this veggie recipe brings us – the crunchy, salty, golden halloumi cheese on top of a good-for-the-soul Mediterranean-style tomato vegetable sauce. We love halloumi and eat it lots in vegetarian dishes. The best thing is, this recipe is all chucked in one pot before being stuck under the grill for 5 minutes to get that crispy texture, making it an easy peasy midweek winner.
Why you’ll love this Baked Halloumi recipe
⭐️ It’s packed full of goodness (3 of your 5 a day) ⭐️ It’s delicious, comforting, inexpensive and easy ⭐️ Reheats well for a leftovers lunchtime treat! I wanted to create a Med-inspired dish that has all the light and fresh flavours that we need while still managing to be utterly hearty and rich. It’s packed with colourful vegetables and what I love about this is that you can enjoy this as a low carb dinner, a hot lunch or you can pair it with a side dish of choice. Unlike most of my recipes, this Halloumi Bake is for 2 people, so don’t forget to adjust the servings tab if you’re feeding more. (A few more veggies, another tin of tomatoes and an extra pack of halloumi should do the trick.)
Halloumi Bake Ingredients Notes
Olive oil – This will be for frying the veggie and you’ll need some for brushing on the halloumi to get that nice brown finish Veggies – I use courgettes, aubergine, garlic and onion in mine but feel free to add more Spices – Cumin and smoked paprika will you that rich, delicious flavour Tomatoey sauce – This is made up of tinned tomatoes and tomato puree. Try buying good quality here as it’ll make all the difference to the depth of flavour in the sauce Halloumi – Use a block and slice it up for the top Honey – This offsets the saltiness of the dish and gives a nice slight sweet edge
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In the freezer You could freeze this but it won’t be at its best when defrosted and reheated (it will be a little mushy). That said, it’s worth freezing instead of going to waste. Reheat thoroughly once defrosted. It’s not necessary, but it just makes it a bit richer in flavour. I like to let the grilled halloumi cheese get really crispy and crunchy. You can grill it for less time if you prefer it soft though.
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