Mediterranean High-Protein Dinners

For a quick hob dinner, choose Crispy Halloumi Crunch Wrap at 15 minutes or Lemon-Herb Salmon with Herby Couscous at 20 minutes. With the wrap, slice the crunchy veg and mix the lemony yoghurt before cooking the halloumi, then roll while the cheese is warm. For the salmon, chop the tomatoes, cucumber and herbs before searing, so the couscous is ready to welcome that crispy skin.

For an oven evening, Baked Cod Puttanesca takes 25 minutes and Harissa Halloumi & Veg Traybake takes 35. Both are tagged one-pot: the cod cooks in its tomato sauce, while the halloumi, chickpeas and veg share a tray. Get the cod’s olives, capers and garlic ready before you start; for the traybake, cut the vegetables into similar-sized pieces so they roast more evenly.

For a solo wrap dinner, scale the ingredients to your appetite rather than making extra assembled wraps that may lose their crunch. For two, portion the salmon and couscous before cooking, and keep the lemon handy for individual squeezing. Swap the wrap’s crunchy vegetables for what you have, or use parsley instead of another herb in the couscous; keep the halloumi or salmon as the centrepiece.

At a family table, the wrap and traybake are the two tagged family favourites. The wrap is mild; the traybake has medium heat, so reduce the harissa when adapting it for anyone who prefers less heat. For mixed vegetarian and pescatarian households, choose either halloumi recipe for everyone, or cook a halloumi option alongside the fish. Put shared chopped vegetables and lemon wedges on the table, then let each person finish their own halloumi or fish plate.