Mezze Feast: Honey Halloumi, Whipped Feta Squash & Romesco Hispi

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7

Add your seasonal squash wedges to a baking paper-lined baking tray with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper

Tip: Cooking for 3 or more? Use 2 trays!

Give everything a good mix up, move the squash to one side of the tray[s] and put the tray[s] in the oven for an initial 10 min

Meanwhile, heat a large, dry, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) over a medium heat

Crush your hazelnuts in its bag with a rolling pin (keep them in the bag so you don't lose any!)

Once hot, add the crushed hazelnuts to the pan and cook for 2-3 min or until toasted and lightly golden, then transfer to a plate and reserve the pan, whilst the nuts are toasting, chop your hispi cabbage[s] into 1 wedge per person

Tip: Watch them like a hawk to make sure they don't burn!

Return the reserved pan to a high heat with a drizzle of vegetable oil, once hot, add the hispi wedge[s] cut side down and cook for 2-3 min on each side or until charred, then transfer to the baking tray[s] with the squash (reserve the pan)

Carefully top the charred hispi with your smoked ground paprika, a knob of butter divided into small pieces (Tip: nestle the butter into the cabbage layers!) and a drizzle of olive oil

Return the tray[s] to the oven and cook for a final 20 min or until the veg is tender and charred

Whilst everything is in the oven, crumble your feta cheese roughly

Add the crumbled feta to a small food processor and blitz until the feta resembles a fine crumb

Add your natural yoghurt, a pinch of salt and pepper and a drizzle of olive oil and blitz until smooth – this is your whipped feta

Tip: No food processor? Chop everything up as finely as you can and mix it together!

Slice your halloumi (3 slices per person!)

Combine your dried oregano with half your toasted sesame seeds (you'll use the rest later!) in a small bowl

Add 1 1/2 tbsp [2 1/4 tbsp] [3 tbsp] olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper and give everything a good mix up – this is your za'atar oil

When the squash and hispi have 5-10 min left, return the reserved pan to a medium-high heat

Once hot, add the sliced halloumi and cook for 2-3 min on each side or until golden and crisp

Once golden, add your honey and chilli flakes (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) and give everything a gentle mix up – this is your honey halloumi

Add your sourdough pitta[s] to a toaster for 1-2 min or until warmed through

Cut the toasted pitta[s] into triangles