Baked Halloumi with Pumpkin Orzotto
with caramelised pear, roasted walnuts & thyme- Milk (including lactose)
- Tarwe
- Gluten
- Noten
- Walnoten
- Mosterd
- Soja
- May contain traces of allergens
- Noten
- Pinda's
- Sesamzaad
Recipe Developer Chiara: "In this recipe with classic flavors, halloumi takes center stage! You bake it whole in the oven with thyme and honey, making it golden-brown on the outside and soft on the inside. You serve it on a pumpkin orzo with caramelised pear and crunchy walnuts."
Ingredients
100 g
Halloumi
(Contains: Milk (including lactose))
75 g
Orzo
(Contains: Tarwe, Gluten May be present: Mosterd, Soja)
1 piece
Garlic
1 piece
Onion
75 g
Diced pumpkin
1 piece
Pear
½ sachet(s)
Dried thyme
10 g
Chopped walnuts
(Contains: Noten, Walnoten May be present: Noten, Pinda's, Sesamzaad)
Not included in your delivery
160 milliliters
Low sodium mushroom or vegetable stock
¾ tablespoon
Olive oil
1 tablespoon
Honey [or plant-based alternative]
½ tablespoon
[Plant-based] butter
½ teaspoon
Balsamic vinegar
to taste
Salt and pepper
Nutrition Values
Cooking Steps
- Preheat the oven to 220°C.
- Prepare the stock.
- Chop the onion and crush or mince the garlic.
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a wok or deep frying pan over medium-high heat. Fry the onion and the garlic for 1 - 2 minutes.
- Stir in the pumpkin and fry for 2 - 3 more minutes.
- Stir in the orzo and toast the grains over medium heat for 1 minute.
- Deglaze with the balsamic vinegar, then pour in the stock and cover with the lid.
- Cook the orzo for 10 - 12 minutes over low heat, stirring regularly.
- Add extra water as necessary if it seems too dry.
- Meanwhile, score the surface of the cheese, being sure not to cut all the way through (see Tip).
Health Tip: if you're watching your calorie intake, prepare just half of the cheese and keep the rest to use another time.
- Transfer the cheese to an oven dish, then scatter over the thyme and drizzle lightly with olive oil.
- Top with the walnuts and half of the honey, then season with salt and pepper.
- Bake the cheese in the oven for 8 - 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, core and slice the pear.
- Melt a knob of butter in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the pear for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Stir in the rest of the honey, then season with salt and pepper.
- Fry for 5 - 7 more minutes over medium-high heat until softened and lightly browned.
- Season the orzotto generously with salt and pepper, then serve on deep plates.
- Top with the pear, the cheese and the walnuts.
- Drizzle with any residual cooking juices from the oven dish to finish.
