Merguez with Halloumi and Flame-Roasted Peppers

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson, 2007

Show: Nigella ExpressEpisode: Storecupboard SOS

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (3)

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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

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Prep: 5 min
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Cook: 20 min
Total:: 25 min

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Directions

This is another easily assembled sausage dish, but slight lighter all told. Not that it wouldn't fill up a tableful of hungry eaters, but nothing can compete with sauerkraut for putting hairs on chests, and that sort of general bolstering.

I keep packets of halloumi cheese on perpetual standby in my fridge, and the peppers I keep in jars in the cupboard. But you could always use a packet of frozen char grilled peppers if you have them. Indeed, if you slice them thinly enough, you can use fresh bell peppers. Merguez is my spicy sausage of choice here, but chorizo has a longer fridge life if that's a consideration. Anything you can buy vacuum-packed can only help here, too.

Ingredients

8 merguez or spicy sausages (approximately 12 ounces)
1 (8-ounce) block halloumi cheese
1 (8-ounce) jar flame-roasted peppers
1 tablespoon garlic oil

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Place the sausages into a low-sided roasting pan (this makes the cooking time quicker).

Slice the halloumi into 1/4-inch slices and then lay them on and around the sausages in the pan.

Take the peppers out of the jar and also strew them around the sausages and cheese, cutting them into smaller slices and pieces as you go, then drizzle over the oil. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes, by which time the sausages should have browned and the cheese colored in places.

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recipe Merguez with Halloumi and Flame-Roasted Peppers
Trish High Point, NC 10-08-2008
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Very good, simple and different
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The Halloumi cheese was pricey but to try this dish it was worth it ; Nigella is so refreshing and different. She presents... european and mediterranean tastes and techniques all American cooks should take note of.Read more
recipe Merguez with Halloumi and Flame-Roasted Peppers
Anonymous 06-15-2008
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Really good!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

We just had to make this after watching the show! It was fast, easy, and delicious, and we'll definitely make this again and... again, although not too often after seeing the juices in the pan. Thank you, Nigella! You are such a pleasure to watch and listen to!Read more
recipe Merguez with Halloumi and Flame-Roasted Peppers
Anonymous 02-17-2008
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very pleased with results
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was my first time using this kind of cheese and the roasted red peppers. I liked the simplicity of this dish and the... easy to make quality of it. It is so refreshing when I find a recipe that is simple and good! I would recommend a nice, preservative free baquette to go with it...it has a European appeal this dish.Read more