Jamaican Jerk Roasted Vegetable Tray Bake

Its really wild and windy outside, so I am appreciating the warming colours of this Roasted Vegetable Tray Bake.  

I like halloumi, let me correct that - I love halloumi, but sadly my husband equates halloumi with a bad food reaction he had a long while back and has avoided it ever since.  However in the last few months, I am glad to say it has been slowly creeping back, albeit cautiously into his diet and I am secretly pleased about this as I can start cooking with the squeaky salty chew once again.  

Well one of his most favourite dishes is a Roasted Tray Bake, a very simple recipe.  This time though instead of roasting the vegetables in a little oil, I also coated the vegetables with some home-made Jamaican Jerk Paste. 

This is essentially Nigella Lawson's Double Potato Halloumi Bake, but spiced up with a little attitude by the addition of homemade Jamaican Jerk Paste and fresh thyme.  Also please don't feel restricted by the vegetables listed below, You can choose any vegetables you like, just make sure you chop them up so they roast and are ready at the same time.

Halloumi slices ready for its blast in the oven to go golden crispy around the edges!

If you like Jamaican Jerk flavours. then you may also like my Vegetarian Jerk Spiced Scotch Egg.  

Fried Halloumi, Rocket and Chutney Ciabatta

I had a lovely day yesterday.  We went to Bristol for Bristol Veg Fest.  The weather was extremely kind.  The VegFest as expected was extremely busy.  I've got photographs to share, but will do so in the next few days.  

Today was a day for deep-cleaning and gardening, and thankfully the weather was much cooler. 

As you may be able to appreciate, after hours of house-work and gardening, neither D or myself had much energy for cooking, so it had to be easy food.  So for a change I decided to make a warm scrummy sandwich. I sliced individual Ciabatta bread, spread on the base a generous layer of chutney ( choose either onion chutney or a tomato chilli).   Then scattered some peppery rocket over it.  Then I  fried some slices of halloumi (which had been lightly dusted with cayenne pepper or even smoked paprika, that is optional) until it was golden on both sides.

It made a nice change from a cheddar cheese and tomato sandwich. Even, D who hasn't had Halloumi for years didn't mind it, I loved it.  I am sharing this with Janie at The Hedgecombers who has challenged us to make sandwiches for the Tea Time Treats event which she runs with Karen of Lavender and Lovage.