This recipe features warming baharat, salty halloumi, zesty lemon and refreshing pear. Simple method - complex flavours. Perfect with a chilled glass of wine...
Prep Time
30 min
Cuisine
Lebanese
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Cooking Instructions
Instructions for 2 people (double for 4)
1
Boil a kettle
Pour the rice and lentils into a sieve
Rinse thoroughly with cold water
2
Add the rice and lentils to a large pot with 500ml [1L] boiled water and cook over a medium heat for 25 min or until tender
Once cooked, drain, rinse and return to the pot to cool
3
Meanwhile, slice the halloumi
Drizzle with a little olive oil, sprinkle with the baharat and season generously with pepper
4
Strip the mint leaves from the stems and chop finely
Chop the parsley finely, including the stalks
Add the herbs to a bowl large enough to fit the lentils and rice
5
Zest the lemon[s] (try to grate lightly with a micro-plane or sharp box grater and avoid grating the white pith, as this is very bitter!) and add to the herbs
Add the juice of the lemon[s] and 1-2 tbsp olive oil
Season generously with salt and pepper
6
Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with 1-2 tbsp olive oil over a medium heat
Once hot, add the halloumi and cook for 4 min or until golden on both sides
7
Slice a third of the pear[s] into matchsticks for garnish
Grate the remainder into the herb bowl
Stir the lentils and rice through the herbs
8
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