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Smashed tomato-and-red pepper smoor

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

200 g Woolworths baby Rosa tomatoes
2 red peppers, halved and seeded
4 cloves garlic, halved
6 anchovy fillets (optional)
3 T olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
320 g halloumi, halved lengthways

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the tomatoes inside the red peppers on a baking tray, then tuck the garlic and anchovies inside the peppers and drizzle with olive oil. Roast for 30 minutes. Place them in a mortar and pestle and bash until chunky. Season to taste.

2. Place the halloumi in a heated ovenproof pan. Fry on both sides until crispy, then place into the oven until oozy, about 30–40 minutes Serve with the tomato smoor.

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Food assistant: Bianca Strydom

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Smashed tomato-and-red pepper smoor

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