Sesame halloumi parcels with sweet potato tahini mash & chopped herb salad - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for brushing
• 1 tbsp tahini paste
• 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• handful parsley, chopped
• zest 1 lemon (use the juice in the salad)
• 2 x 250g packs halloumi cheese, each cut into 12 slices
• 6 sheets filo pastry
• 50g sesame seeds
• 1 egg, beaten
• 650g (about 4) sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 2 tbsp tahini paste
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• juice 1 lemon
• 1 tbsp clear honey
• 5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
• small bunch each mint, parsley and dill, all roughly chopped
• handful cherry tomatoes, halved
• ½ cucumber, seeds removed, chopped
• small handful black olives, roughly chopped