Lentils with Roasted Peppers, Olives and Halloumi

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 45mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    602
based on 11 ratings

A healthy and delicious lentil dish flavoured with roasted peppers, herbs and olives, topped with slices of fried Halloumi.

recipe updated May 20, 2025

Ingredients

  • Red bell pepper icon
    Red bell pepper
    3
  • Yellow bell pepper icon
    Yellow bell pepper
    1
  • Orange bell pepper icon
    Orange bell pepper
    1
  • Red onion icon
    Red onion
    1
  • Celery stalk icon
    Celery stalk
    2
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    2
  • Water icon
    Water
    1 tablespoon
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    3
  • Green lentils icon
    Green lentils
    350 g
  • Vegetable stock icon
    Vegetable stock
    900 g
  • Pitted black olives icon
    Pitted black olives
    100 g
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    3 tablespoons
  • White wine icon
    White wine
    100 ml
  • Bay leaves icon
    Bay leaves
    1
  • Ground cumin icon
    Ground cumin
    2 teaspoons
  • Dried oregano icon
    Dried oregano
    2 teaspoons
  • Dried mint icon
    Dried mint
    2 teaspoons
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    1 teaspoon
  • Baby spinach icon
    Baby spinach
    200 g
  • Red wine vinegar icon
    Red wine vinegar
    1 ½ tablespoons
  • Halloumi icon
    Halloumi
    12 slices

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Baking tray - large
  • kCook icon Bowl - large
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Frying pan
  • kCook icon Serving plate

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 220°C
  2. Add red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper and orange bell pepper to a clean baking tray
  3. Drizzle with olive oil
  4. Roast until charred - 25 min, 220°C
  5. Remove from oven
  6. Transfer peppers to bowl
  7. Cover with plastic wrap then set aside - 15 min
  8. Once rested, peel the skin from the peppers
  9. Slice into strips then set aside
  10. Attach the Stir Tool
  11. Add olive oil to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  12. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  13. Heat with splashguard fitted until hot - 2 min, 120°C, Speed OFF
  14. Then add red onion, celery stalk and carrot to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  15. Cook with splashguard fitted until translucent - 3 min, 110°C, Stir 3
  16. Then add water to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  17. Cook with splashguard fitted until softened - 12 min, 105°C, Stir 3
  18. Then add garlic clove to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  19. Cook with splashguard fitted until translucent - 1 min, 110°C, Stir 3
  20. Then add green lentils and white wine to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  21. Cook with splashguard fitted until softened - 2 min, 140°C, Stir 3
  22. Then add vegetable stock, bay leaves, ground cumin, dried oregano, dried mint and black pepper to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  23. Cook with splashguard fitted until fragrant - 1 min, 110°C, Speed OFF
  24. Cook with splashguard fitted until cooked through - 35 min, 100°C, Stir 3
  25. Then add baby spinach, red wine vinegar and pitted black olives to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  26. Transfer peppers to Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  27. Cook with splashguard fitted until combined - 30 sec, 98°C, Stir 1
  28. Pre-heat a clean frying pan - high heat
  29. Add halloumi to the frying pan
  30. Fry each side until golden brown - 2 min
  31. Divide content of Cooking Chef XL Bowl between 4 serving plates
  32. Transfer content of frying pan to 4 serving plates
  33. Serve
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