Shawarma Halloumi & Borlotti Traybake
Shawarma Halloumi & Borlotti Traybake — 45 mins family dinner · Family favourites set · Vegetarian protein. Part of a three-meal shopping base with household…
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil
- 1 courgette, chopped
- 1 aubergine, chopped into 2–3cm pieces
- 1 red pepper, chopped
- 1 red or brown onion, sliced into wedges
- ¾ x 160g tins borlotti beans, drained and rinsed
- ½ x 160g tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp mild paprika
- ½ tsp ground coriander
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 60g halloumi, sliced
- 4g flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 1.5 wholemeal pittas
Method
- Heat the oven to 220°C / 200°C fan.
- Put the courgette, aubergine, pepper and onion into a large roasting tray. Toss with the oil. Roast for 15 minutes.
- Stir in the borlotti beans, chopped tomatoes, tomato purée, cumin, paprika, coriander, cinnamon and garlic.
- Before adding halloumi, remove a small baby portion of soft veg, beans and tomato sauce once everything is fully hot and soft. Mash or squash the beans well.
- Lay the halloumi slices over the adult/toddler traybake. Return to the oven for 15–20 minutes, until bubbling and the halloumi is golden.
- Warm the pittas.
- Scatter parsley over the traybake.
- Serve, saving about 500g bean and veg traybake for Dinner 3 before everyone has seconds.
Storage and reheating
Cool leftovers quickly and refrigerate within 2 hours. Use within 48 hours or freeze. Reheat leftovers only once until steaming hot throughout. For babies, remove portions before adding halloumi, capers, tapenade, chilli, salty cheese, stock cubes, ketchup or adult sauces. Squash beans, keep aubergine very soft, and cut spaghetti or pitta into safe textures.
Safety and substitutions
Halloumi is salty and can be chewy, so keep it out of babies portion and cut it small for the child aged 2–4 years. Beans can be a choking risk for babies, so squash them. Avoid harissa, salty spice pastes and adult sauces in babies portion.
Why this recipe works
45 mins family dinner · Family favourites set · Vegetarian protein. Part of a three-meal shopping base with household scaling.
Part of a three-meal set
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Updated 2026-07-20