Honey-Thyme Haloumi & Roast Veggie Freekeh
with Creamy Pesto Dressing
We're using the ancient wholegrain from the Middle East, freekeh, as the nutty and soft base to carry all the delicious flavours of roasted veggies and honey-coated haloumi. Bring the bowl together with a creamy pesto dressing and crunchy flaked almonds. Dinner's served!
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Ingredients
2 clove
garlic
1 packet
freekeh
(Contains Gluten;)
1 cube
vegetable stock
1 unit
tomato
1 unit
carrot
1 unit
capsicum
1 bag
baby spinach leaves
½ unit
lemon
1 block
haloumi
(Contains Milk;)
1 bunch
thyme
1 packet
creamy pesto dressing
(Contains Milk, Egg, Walnut; May be present: Almond, Macadamia, Cashew. )
1 packet
flaked almonds
(Contains Almond; May be present: Milk, Peanut, Sesame, Soy, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pine Nut, Pecan, Pistachio, Walnut. )
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
3.5 cup
water (for the freekeh)
1 tsp
water (for the dressing)
1 tbs
honey
Nutritional Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Preheat the oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. Finely chop the garlic (or use a garlic press). Rinse the freekeh. In a medium saucepan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat. Add the freekeh and garlic and toast until fragrant, 2 minutes. Add the water (for the freekeh) and the crumbled vegetable stock (1 cube for 2 people / 2 cubes for 4 people). Bring to the boil, then cook over a medium-high heat until tender, 30-35 minutes. Drain and return to the saucepan.
TIP: Add a splash of water if the freekeh looks dry.
TIP: The freekeh is ready when it has softened but still retains some bite.
While the freekeh is cooking, slice the tomato into 2cm wedges. Cut the carrot (unpeeled) into 1cm-thick slices. Thinly slice the capsicum. Place the veggies on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Roast until tender, 20-25 minutes.
TIP: Cut the veggies to the correct size so they cook in the allocated time.
While the veggies are roasting, roughly chop the baby spinach leaves. Zest the lemon (see ingredients list) to get a generous pinch, then cut into wedges. Cut the haloumi into 1cm-thick slices. Pick the thyme leaves. In a small in bowl, combine the creamy pesto dressing, lemon zest and water (for the dressing).
TIP: Hold each thyme sprig at the top, then gently run your fingers down to remove the leaves. If the sprigs are very soft, you can just chop them instead.
Heat a medium frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the flaked almonds and toast, tossing, until golden, 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl. Return the frying pan to a medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Add the haloumi to the pan and cook until golden brown, 2 minutes each side. Reduce the heat to medium and add the honey and thyme. Cook, turning the haloumi to coat, until fragrant, 1 minute.
When the freekeh is cooked, add the baby spinach, roast veggies and a generous squeeze of lemon juice to the saucepan. Toss to combine and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Divide the roast veggie freekeh between bowls. Top with the honey-thyme haloumi. Drizzle over the creamy pesto dressing. Garnish with the toasted flaked almonds.