Griddled Halloumi with Spiced Couscous

175g couscous
1/2 tsp each cinnamon, cumin and coriander
vegetables, such as tomatoes, courgette, broccoli, sugarsnap peas
300ml hot vegetable stock
250g halloumi cheese
juice of 1/2 lemon
drizzle of olive oil

Mix the couscous with spices in a bowl, pour over the hot stock, then cover and leave to stand for 5 minutes. Heat a griddle pan. Cut the halloumi into 6-8 slices and cookquickly on each side for 2 minutes. Mix the vegetables (griddled courgette slices, steamed broccoli and peas) and tomatoes into the couscous, squeeze in the lemon juice and drizzle with oil. Pile onto two plates and top with the halloumi.

Food of the World - Vegetable Torte

150 g asparagus
4 tbsp olive oil
1 chopped onion
1 courgette
2 large garlic cloves
100 g spinach
1 tbsp chopped basil
75 g grated Parmesan
250 g ricotta
250 g mascarpone
4 eggs

Wash the asparagus and remove the woody ends. Slice the stems and boil asparagus for 2 mins. Preheat the oven to 180C. Heat the olive oil and cook the onion until soft. Increase the heat and add sliced courgette and cook until it's soft and golden brown. dd the garlic and then spinach. remove from the pan, add the asparagus and basil, season with salt and pepper and leave to cool.

Grease a 20cm tin with butter and dust with about 1tbsp Parmesan. Mix together the ricotta , mascarpone, eggs and 50 g Parmesan and add to the cooled vegetables. Mix well. Spoon the mixture into the tin and scatter with the remaining Parmesan. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes. Leave to cool for 30 minutes, then chill in the fridge for about 3 hours until it has set. Serve with salad.