This week’s article is a dish I have made many times called Halloumi Bake. I first found this recipe in a Nigella Lawson book and the picture looked so tasty I had to try it, and I must say it does taste as good as it looks. I wanted to tell you a little about halloumi cheese as it comes from Cyprus where my Yiayia (that’s Nan in Greek) comes from making me about a quarter Greek Cypriot. The cheese was first made in Cyprus back in the Medieval Byzantine period. It is made using sheep’s and goat’s milk. The cheese has a very high melting point so it’s great for frying and grilling with. The Cypriot people like to eat halloumi with water melon and also in salads and Greek kebabs. For those of you that have not tried halloumi before, the cheese is white and the texture is similar to mozzarella. It is stored in its natural juices and has a salty taste to it. Please have a look at the recipe below and also you can go on my website where you can find my link to my You Tube channel and see me making the dish.
You will need
1 Sweet potato (peeled)
1 Desiree potato (Peeled)
1 Red onion
1 Red pepper, 1 yellow pepper
Half a head of garlic
Olive oil
Black pepper
1 pack halloumi cheese, sliced thinly
Oven dish
Preheat the oven to 200C
1. Cut the sweet potato into 4cm cubes, cut the Desiree into 2cm cubes
2. Peel the red onion and cut into 4 or 6 segments.
3. Deseed peppers and cut into 2cm squares and separate the garlic cloves.
4. Pour all ingredients into an oven proof dish and drizzle with olive oil. Use your hands to coat the vegetable in the oil.
5. Season with a little black pepper. ( no salt as this will draw the water out of the vegetables)
6. Cook for 45minutes.
7. Then turn the heat right up to full and place your halloumi on top of the vegetables.
8. Cook for a further 5 to 10 minutes until the cheese starts to go brown.
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