Cypriot Fried Haloumy Cheese (Saganaki Haloumi) |
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Prep Time: 4 Minutes Cook Time: 4 Minutes |
Ready In: 8 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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With gluten free option. A very quick to prepare tasty meze. We enjoy this as a delicious breakfast item or it could always be a snack! I serve it with pita bread but a crusty bread would be very good. Modified from The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos, Cyprus section. Ingredients:
8 ounces haloumy cheese (or 250g called haloom in arabic) |
flour, for coating (to be gluten free i use a mix of white rice flour and half the amount of tapioca starch) |
olive oil (best to use unrefined) |
1 lemon, cut in wedges |
crusty bread (or pita bread or to be gluten free, rice crackers) |
Directions:
1. Cut cheese into 1/4 inch slices, dip in water and dredge in flour if desired (I do like it this way).
2. Heat enough oil in a small frying pan to cover base, fry cheese until slightly golden on each side.
3. Squeeze some lemon on top and serve with rest of the lemon wedges and a crusty bread or some pita to dip into the lemon flavoured oil.
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