Hasselback Halloumi & Hidden Veg Traybake

Name: Hasselback Halloumi & Hidden Veg Traybake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves: 4-6
Ingredients: 1 onion, finely chopped; 3 cloves of garlic, crushed; 1 aubergine, finely chopped; 2 bell peppers, finely chopped; 1 courgette, finely chopped; 100 g cooked Puy lentils; 2 tins of chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; Salt and pepper; Salt and pepper; 3 x 225 g blocks of halloumi; Olive oil; 2 tbsp pesto (homemade); Fresh basil, to garnish

Preparation info

Serves:
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Anna's Family Kitchen

By Anna Stanford

Published 2022

About

I love halloumi and by baking it in a rich tomato sauce, the cheese goes soft, not squeaky! Even the veggie-adverse members of the family won’t notice the finely chopped vegetables in the sauce. I like to serve this with crusty bread for dipping.

Ingredients

1 onion, finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 aubergine, finely chopped

Stew
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Soften the onion in an ovenproof pan with a little oil for a few minutes before adding the garlic, aubergine, bell peppers and courgette.

Cook on a medium heat then add the lentils, tomatoes and balsamic vinegar.

Season generously with salt and pepper, then bring to a simmer.

Hasselback the halloumi by making cuts at 0.5cm intervals that go three quarters of the way thro