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Sesame halloumi parcels with sweet potato tahini mash & chopped herb salad
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Sesame halloumi parcels with sweet potato tahini mash & chopped herb salad

19 ingredients 40 min + 20 min Serves 6 openrecipes
Sesame halloumi parcels with sweet potato tahini mash & chopped herb salad

Use filo pastry to wrap salty Cypriot cheese with chilli, lemon and parsley, then serve with vibrant mash and an olive salad

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1000
Calories
32g
Protein
60g
Fat
95g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 19 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Halloumi 1 oz (28g) 110
Tahini 1 tbsp (15g) 89
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salad not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for brushing
  • 1 tbsp tahini paste
  • 1 red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
  • handful parsley , chopped
  • zest 1 lemon (use the juice in the salad)
  • 2 x 250g packs halloumi cheese , each cut into 12 slices
  • 6 sheets filo pastry
  • 50g sesame seeds
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 650g (about 4) sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into chunks
  • 2 tbsp tahini paste
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • juice 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp clear honey
  • 5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil , plus extra for drizzling
  • small bunch each mint , parsley and dill, all roughly chopped
  • handful cherry tomatoes , halved
  • ½ cucumber , seeds removed, chopped
  • small handful black olives , roughly chopped

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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