Pesto linguine with cherry tomatoes & halloumi

Cook the linguine in a large pan of boiling salted water according to the pack instructions. Reserve a mugful of the cooking water before draining.

Meanwhile, set aside some of the small basil leaves, then roughly chop the rest (including the stalks). Put in a blender along with the pine nuts, garlic, hard cheese, lemon juice, oil and 2 tbsp of the pasta cooking water; whizz to a coarse paste.

Return the drained pasta to the pan and stir in the pesto, adding a little more of the reserved cooking water to help it combine. Stir through the tomatoes and halloumi, divide between 4 plates and scatter over the reserved basil leaves.