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Roast veg quinoa with halloumi

Lunch · Dinner · Mediterranean

Roast veg quinoa with halloumi

Sweet roast veg, salty halloumi and a drizzle of honey. A grain bowl, but a cheerful one.

Start to finish
50 min
Hands-on
31 min
In the fridge
3 days
Freezes
Not well

VegetarianContains dairy

Ingredients

4 portions
  • 200gQuinoa
  • 500gSweet potatoes
  • 1Red onion
  • 1Pepper
  • 230gHalloumi
  • 1Lemon
  • 60gBaby spinach
  • 1 tbspClear honey
  • 3 tbspOlive oil
  • 1 tspGround cumin

Plus salt, pepper and water.

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 220C (200C fan). Cut the sweet potatoes into 2cm chunks, peeling them if you like. Cut the onion into wedges and the pepper into strips. Toss on a large tray with 2 tablespoons of the oil, the cumin and a pinch of salt.

  2. 2

    Roast for 30 minutes, turning halfway, until soft and browned at the edges.

    30 min, mostly hands-off

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, rinse the quinoa and simmer it in a pan of water for 15 minutes, until the little tails show. Drain well and leave to steam dry.

    20 min, mostly hands-off

  4. 4

    Slice the halloumi and pat it dry. Fry in a dry non-stick pan for 2 minutes a side until golden, then take off the heat and turn the slices in the honey.

  5. 5

    Toss the quinoa with the rest of the oil, the zest and juice of the lemon, the spinach and the warm roast veg, so the spinach just wilts. Pack into tubs and top with the halloumi.

On the day

Eat cold, or microwave for about a minute until just warm. Any longer and the halloumi goes rubbery.

Cook’s tip

Patting the halloumi dry really matters. A dry surface browns; a wet one just squeaks at you.