Grilled halloumi
Grilled halloumi, from above
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Grilled halloumi

Squeaky Cypriot cheese grilled golden with lemon and mint. Cheese you can grill, no melting drama.

15 minTime
23 gProtein each
mildSpice
Cyprus's cheese2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayHalloumi grilled and served with lemon, mint, tomato and cucumber.
The original
375kcalsame
23 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
15minutessame

Grilled halloumi.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Halloumi400 g, in 1 cm slices
Olive oil1 tbsp
Lemon1, in wedges
Mint leavesa few leaves
Dried oreganoa pinch
Black peppera pinch
Tomato2, in wedges
Cucumber1, sliced

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Pat the halloumi slices dry.
  2. 2Grill or fry in a hot pan with a little oil until golden on both sides.
  3. 3Squeeze over lemon, scatter mint and oregano and serve with tomato and cucumber.
Serve it like this

Lay the golden slices on a plate with tomato, cucumber and lemon wedges, mint scattered over. Pita or watermelon alongside.

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What goes with Grilled halloumi: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

With a main Kolokasi90 min
On the side Greek salad15 min
On the side Coconut chutney10 min
To drink South Indian filter coffee20 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
Something sweet Kaju katli40 min
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