Saturday, 9 July 2016

Halloumi with tomatoes and sesame seeds

I originally made this from a recipe from Anna Jones as published in the Sunday Times. Lost the paper copy and have made number of my own variants  in the interim. Have just found the paper copy! Below combines my variants and some of the yummy bits I have missed from Anna.

Cut two 250g packs of Hammoumi cheese into 2cm chunks. Put in bowl with 250g cherry tomatoes, 1tbsp sumac, zest of lime, half the juice of the lime (the rest will be used later) and 2tbsp sesame seeds. Carefully/gently mix so that the cheese and tomatoes are covered with the other ingredients. Leave for at least 30 minutes.

Cooking options:

  • if for a BBQ then thread onto skewers and cook for about 2 minutes per side. 
  • Otherwise put on a baking tray in loose single layer under grill turning after two minutes.


To serve options:
In flatbreads for definite.

  • 2 tbsp tahini with crushed clove of garlic whisked with water to form loose paste. Shredded lettuce and oregano and yoghurt. Or
  • Onion and pomegranate along with harissa, tahini and lime yoghurt. Shredded salad leaves and some oregano as well.
  • Fry 2 finely sliced red onions gently in a bit of olive oil with pinch of sea salt. When soft add 2tbsp pomegranate molasses and cook for a further minute.
  • Loosely stir in 1tsp rose harissa, 2tbsp tahini and the rest of the lime juice into 6 tbsp natural yoghurt




Spelt yoghurt flatbreads

Good with many fillings. Halloumi with lime and sumac being but one

In food processor pulse together 200g white spelt flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 200g natural yoghurt until it forms a ball.

Tip out onto floured surface and knead just to bring it together. Cover with damp cloth and leave to rise whilst heating a griddle pan.

Divide dough into 4 equal pieces and roll each to 3mm ish thick rounds. Cook each for 1-2 mins on each side until puffed and lightly charred.

Note - If have more time to spend over griddle pan: 500g flour and yoghurt plus 1tbsp baking powder makes 12 slightly smaller flatbreads. Can be frozen! Defrost/reheat in microwave