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How to make a spicy halloumi bake

How to make a spicy halloumi bake
This spicy halloumi bake from Dr Rupy Aujla's new recipe book is perfect for winter—delicious and warming and full of spice!
This is spicy, wholesome, warm and inviting, all in a dish. The beautiful spices of ras el hanout work super-well in this simple traybake and you can easily substitute different vegetables for the squash and greens. A moreish dish packed with flavour that everyone will enjoy.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Dr Rupy Aulja
Dr Rupy Aujla. Photograph © David Loftus

Ingredients

Serves 4
  • 1⁄2 butternut squash (300g), scrubbed and unpeeled, deseeded and cut into 2cm cubes
  • 1 courgette (250g), cut into 2cm cubes
  • 1 red pepper (200g), deseeded and roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 3 tsp ras el hanout or baharat spice mix
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 3 tbsp olive oil, plus an extra
  • 1 tbsp to drizzle
  • 150g spinach, finely chopped
  • 350ml passata
  • 1 x 400g can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 200g halloumi, sliced 1cm thick
Substitutions
  • Spinach: kale, Swiss chard or spring greens
  • Kidney beans: borlotti beans or cannellini beans
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Spicy halloumi bake recipe
Spicy halloumi bake. Photograph © David Loftus

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC fan.
  2. Put the squash, courgette, red pepper and the spices into a large roasting tin. Pour over the 3 tablespoons oil and season, then toss well to coat. Roast for 25 minutes, turning the vegetables halfway through the cooking time.
  3. Remove the roasting tin from the oven and increase the temperature to 220ºC fan. Scrape up any crusty bits from the bottom of the roasting tin for extra flavour, then fold in the spinach. Tip in the passata and kidney beans and combine with the rest of the ingredients.
  4. Layer the halloumi on top, drizzle with the extra tablespoon oil and return to the oven for a further 15 minutes until the halloumi is melted and charred in areas.
Cooks by Dr Rupy Aujla
Extracted from COOKS by Dr Rupy Aujla (Ebury Press, £22) Photography by David Loftus
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