These hearty bowls characteristic roasted fajita veggies and halloumi cheese over beans and cilantro-lime rice. This recipe makes an incredible vegetarian dinner! I’m so excited to share this recipe with you and hope the pictures communicate for themselves. This vibrant meal is nearly too scrumptious for phrases to seize.
The bowls are a very summary tackle Mexican fajitas, which generally characteristic strips of bell pepper and onion cooked with steak, served with tortillas and toppings on the facet. These roasted fajita veggies provide comparable taste and texture.
Halloumi cheese hails from Cyprus, an island nation within the Mediterranean—far, distant from Mexico! I really like halloumi as a result of it affords a salty, creamy, chewy and nearly meat-like texture as soon as roasted. I’ve used it rather than bacon to make vegetarian BLTs. Conveniently, the veggies and cheese roast within the oven concurrently on separate pans.
When you can completely serve these parts with tortillas, I felt that the flavors shined extra over black beans and cilantro-lime rice. The recipe for that part comes from my cookbook, Love Actual Meals. Attempt the Grilled Veggie Skewers with Avocado Chimichurri Sauce on web page 160 as soon as it’s grilling climate exterior!
Learn how to Make Fajita Veggie and Halloumi Bowls
This recipe requires a number of parts, all easy to make. It’s an orchestrated dinner with time in between to work on the subsequent part, and it’s 100% well worth the effort. You’ll discover the total recipe beneath, however right here’s the way it comes collectively.
- Preheat the oven and produce a big pot of water to boil over excessive warmth for the rice.
- Slice the peppers and onion into strips, conserving the chunks of onion intact as finest you may. Drizzle them with with olive oil and sprinkle with spices, then bake them on the center rack for quarter-hour.
- As soon as the pot of water is boiling, pour within the rice. Let it boil for half-hour. Then, drain the rice and return it to the pot, coated, to steam whereas we put together the remainder. (This technique yields completely cooked brown rice, each time).
- In the meantime, on one other baking sheet, drizzle the halloumi with olive oil and sprinkle it with elective chipotle powder (for smoky taste and a few warmth).
- As soon as the timer goes off for the peppers, take away them from the oven, stir and redistribute. If you do this, place the pan of halloumi on the highest rack.
- After 10 minutes, stir and flip the cheese, transferring any browning items extra towards the center for even cooking. Proceed baking the cheese and peppers till they’re golden on the perimeters, about 5 extra minutes.
- Whereas the peppers are scorching out of the oven, drizzle lime juice on prime. To complete the rice, fluff it with a fork, then stir in chopped cilantro, lime juice, and salt. Gently stir within the black beans.
- Assemble the bowls and revel in.
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Serving Strategies
This recipe is a well-balanced meal by itself. Relying in your most well-liked composition, you may find yourself with some additional beans and rice leftover like I did. The leftovers are nice with crispy fried eggs, scorching sauce and avocado.
For an appetizer, attempt tortilla chips with this Creamy Avocado Dip or my fast purple salsa (or this chipotle salsa variation for smoky taste).
For cocktails, you may’t go unsuitable with my favourite margaritas. Or in the event you love mezcal, attempt the Contemporary Mezcalitas. For bubbly refreshment, make Ranch Waters or Basic Mojitos.
If you happen to’d wish to serve this dish with a inexperienced salad, attempt my Mexican Inexperienced Salad with Jalapeño-Cilantro Dressing, or make a simplified model of it.
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Please let me understand how your bowls end up within the feedback! I really like listening to from you.
Fajita Veggie and Halloumi Bowls
- Creator:
- Prep Time: quarter-hour
- Prepare dinner Time: 45 minutes
- Whole Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 4 bowls 1x
- Class: Dinner
- Methodology: Roasted and cooked
- Delicacies: Mexican
- Weight-reduction plan: Vegetarian
These hearty bowls characteristic roasted fajita veggies and halloumi cheese over beans and rice. This recipe is an incredible vegetarian dinner! Recipe yields 4 hearty bowls or 6 medium bowls.
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Elements
Bell peppers and onion
- 3 bell peppers (purple, orange or yellow)
- 1 medium purple onion
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon superb salt
- 10 twists of freshly floor black pepper
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
Halloumi
- ½ pound or extra* halloumi cheese
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon chipotle powder or smoked paprika (elective, for warmth)
Rice, beans, and toppings
- 1 cup long-grain brown rice or brown basmati rice, rinsed effectively
- 2 tablespoons chopped contemporary cilantro
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- ½ teaspoon superb salt
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained, or 1 ½ cups cooked black beans
- Topping solutions: Contemporary cilantro, sliced avocado or dollops of guacamole, halved cherry tomatoes, bitter cream
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 425 levels Fahrenheit. Line two giant, rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Carry a big pot of water to boil over excessive warmth for the rice.
- Slice the peppers and onion into ½-inch huge lengthy strips, conserving the chunks of onion intact as finest you may.
- Place the peppers and onion on one ready baking sheet. Drizzle them with the olive oil, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper (save the lime juice for later). Toss till all the substances are frivolously coated, then organize them in an excellent layer throughout the pan. Rearrange any single onion items from the outer edges to the inside of the pan, as they have an inclination to burn in any other case. Bake the peppers and onions on the center rack for quarter-hour.
- As soon as the pot of water is boiling, pour within the rice. Give the combination a quick stir and let it boil for half-hour, lowering the warmth if crucial to forestall overflow. Drain the rice, return it to the pot, cowl, and let it relaxation for 10 minutes off the warmth.
- In the meantime, frivolously pat the halloumi dry. Slice the halloumi lengthwise into items ¼ to ½ inch thick, then minimize or tear the slabs into small, bite-sized items about 1-inch lengthy. On the remaining baking sheet, drizzle the halloumi with ½ tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle throughout with the elective chipotle powder. Toss till frivolously coated, and organize them in an excellent layer.
- As soon as the timer goes off for the peppers, take away them from the oven, stir and redistribute. Once more transfer any single onion items to the center, then return the baking sheet to the oven. If you do this, place the pan of halloumi on the highest rack.
- After 10 minutes, stir and flip the cheese, transferring any browning items extra towards the center. Return it to the oven for as much as 5 extra minutes, conserving an in depth eye on it because the cheese tends to brown shortly towards the top. Proceed baking the pepper combination till the peppers and onions are tender and deeply caramelized. They’re usually performed across the time that the halloumi is completed.
- Whereas the peppers are scorching out of the oven, drizzle the lime juice on prime and stir to mix. Season to style with extra salt and pepper.
- To complete the rice, fluff it with a fork, then stir within the cilantro, lime juice, and salt. Add the black beans and gently stir to mix. Cowl till you’re able to serve.
- To assemble, divide the rice between 4 bowls, adopted by the pepper combination and cheese. End with any desired toppings, and revel in heat. Leftovers preserve effectively within the fridge, coated, for as much as 4 days.
Notes
*Halloumi amount: The halloumi I purchase is often offered in sealed packages which might be roughly ½ pound in weight. If potential, discover one which’s on the higher finish nearer to 0.6 kilos (10-ish ounces) so you might have loads of cheese.
Make it dairy free/vegan: You can omit the halloumi and double the beans for extra protein. Or, whereas it’s undoubtedly not the identical factor, you’d possible get pleasure from my baked tofu rather than the halloumi. Add chipotle powder or smoked paprika (see recipe for portions) for some spice. For a special dairy-free choice, substitute the cheese with crispy fried eggs.
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