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- KATHRYN HAWKINS

Vegetable & Halloumi Bake

Ingredients (Serves 2)

• 1 red onion, peeled and thickly sliced
• 225g prepared butternut squash, cut into small chunks
• 2tsp olive oil
• 2tsp clear honey
• Juice 1 small lemon 
• 2tsp Moroccan seasoning mix
• 1 small red pepper, deseeded and sliced 
• 150g Halloumi cheese, cut into chunks
• 50g pomegranate seeds
• 1tbsp freshly chopped mint

1 Put the onion and squash in bowl and mix in the oil, honey, lemon juice and seasoning. Tip straight into the air fryer bowl and cook at 180°C for 10min.

2 Mix in the pepper and continue to cook for a further 15min, stirring occasionally. Mix in the cheese and cook for about 5min until cooked through.

3 To serve, pile on to flat breads or rice and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and chopped mint.

Pizza Potato Skins

Ingredients (Serves 2)

• 2 x 250g baking potatoes, scrubbed 
• 2 tsp olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1tbsp sundried tomato paste 
• 50g antipasti peppers, drained and chopped
• 30g pitted black olives, sliced
• 1½ tsp dried oregano
• 40g reduced fat grated Cheddar

1 Rub the potatoes with 1tsp oil. Place on the air fryer rack inside the bowl. Cook at 180°C for about 50min, turning over every 15min, until crisp and cooked through. Cool for 10min then slice in half lengthways.

2 Scoop most of the flesh into a bowl leaving a thin layer behind. Cut the skins in half again. Put skins back on the rack, brush with oil, season and bake at 180°C for 10min.