Greek-ish recipes that are perfect for any day of the week
The IndependentSign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It takes such little effort for such a lot of flavour – especially if you buy good ready-made houmous.” Spiced lamb chops with houmous open image in gallery This quick and easy meal looks – and tastes – incredibly impressive Serves: 4 Ingredients: 8 lamb chops 2 garlic cloves Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander Olive oil 2 lemons 2 shallots 2 green chillies A few sprigs of mint 30g pistachios or almonds 200g houmous, shop-bought or homemade Method: 1. Whole grilled halloumi with apricot open image in gallery No one’s ever going be sad about a whole chunk of halloumi for dinner “I’m not very on top of things like social media. Iain, this one’s for you.” Serves: 2-4 Ingredients: 1 x 250g piece of halloumi Olive oil 4 apricots 2 tbsp honey A few sprigs of oregano or thyme Method: 1. It’s the perfect cake for a party; kids and adults love the retro look, and even with the ganache icing it’s a breeze to make.” Serves: 12 Ingredients: 375g caster sugar 1 cinnamon stick 50ml brandy 125g unsalted butter, plus extra for the tray 250g dark and milk chocolate 3 large eggs 175g plain flour 75g cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp fine sea salt 200ml whole milk 250ml double cream Sprinkles or fruit Method: 1.