Butternut squash with rosemary and halloumi

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Trying to eat more vegetarian meals? Halloumi is your new best friend and pairing it with butternut squash and rosemary is a great place to start.

Ingredients

For the butternut squash

  • 200g/7oz butternut squash, seeds removed and thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, sliced
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the halloumi

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 100g/3½oz halloumi, sliced into three pieces

Method

  1. For the butternut squash, place the butternut squash, olive oil, garlic and fresh rosemary into a large bowl, season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix together.
  2. Heat a frying pan over a low heat. Add the butternut squash mixture and fry gently until cooked through.
  3. For the halloumi, heat the oil in a separate small frying pan over a medium heat. Add the halloumi and fry for two minutes on each side, until golden-brown.
  4. Serve the butternut squash on a warm plate with the fried halloumi on top.