Roasted Veg & Halloumi Burgers

The first time I tried halloumi cheese on holiday in Cyprus many years ago & I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. As a pre-dinner snack, we would sit outside on the balcony of our apartment at sunset enjoying slices of grilled halloumi and bottles of ice cold beer. Uncooked it’s pretty unimpressive and quite squeaky on your teeth, but pop it under the grill for a few minutes and it transforms into a salty delicious flavour bomb!

Makes about 4 burgers

Ingredients
1 medium aubergine cut into slice lengthways
1/2 red peppers
1 block of halloumi cheese, cut into slices lengthways
1 pot of hummus
4 Rolls of your choice (I used ciabatta, warmed in the oven for a couple of minutes before serving).

Method
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
Drizzle the oil over the aubergine and peppers and bake in the oven for 20 mins until softened.
Warm your griddle pan (or you can just use a conventional grill)
Place the cheese, peppers and aubergines on
Griddle until golden on both sides (you might need to do this in a couple of rounds)
Spread a generous couple of spoonfuls of hummus on to your rolls
Layer with the cheese and vegetables.