Lentils with Summer Fruit & Halloumi

Recipes | August 29, 2023

We’ve always loved the last days of summer. The weather is still warm, we are already carrying memories of a full summer. We love getting back home, to our kitchen, and start cooking again.

This week, we are using the last summer fruits to make a nutritious and delicious lentil salad. Slowly caramelise plums and peaches with honey, grape molasses and vinegar. Grill your favourite halloumi cheese. Add some peppery rocket and there you have it: the ultimate late summer dinner.

So join us, as we say goodbye to summer and getting ready to welcome autumn with lots of events, recipes and new ingredients!

Serves 2

Ingredients

150g lentils
1 bay leaf
Pinch of dried thyme
Black pepper
2 peaches, plums or other summer fruit
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp honey (we used orange blossom)
1 tbsp grape molasses
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
A small bunch of rocket
1 halloumi cheese

Process

Place the lentils with the bay leaf, thyme and plenty of water in a medium-sized pot and over medium heat. Cook until tender but not mushy, 25-30min. Set aside to cool.

Cut the stone fruit in wedges. In a pan large enough to fit them all add the olive oil. Place the cut fruit and drizzle with the honey, grape molasses and vinegar. Add the pepper. Cook over medium heat, turning them once, until the liquid has reduced and the sauce is jammy. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.

Cut the halloumi in large bite-sized cubes and grill it in the same pan.

In a large bowl toss together the lentils, rocket and fruit. Add the halloumi and serve immediately.

This dish is also great served cold.

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Organic Small Lentils	From: £3.50	Organic Small Lentils quantity
Greek Bay Leaves	From: £4.00	Greek Bay Leaves quantity
Greek Thyme	From: £4.00	Greek Thyme quantity
Orange Blossom Honey	From: £6.50	Orange Blossom Honey quantity
Organic Grape Molasses (Petimezi)	£9.50	Organic Grape Molasses (Petimezi) quantity
Red Wine Vinegar	From: £5.00	Red Wine Vinegar quantity
22°C Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil	£32.50	Read more
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