Fried Halloumi on Toast with Crunchy Cucumber Salad

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recipe by Octopus Publishing www.octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    15mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    638

Halloumi is a firm, salty cheese that fries, grills or barbecues beautifully without melting. The saltiness is balanced by a herby, citrusy cucumber salad that also adds crunch. This would be delicious a light lunch or al fresco supper.

recipe updated Sep 26, 2018

Ingredients

  • Cucumber icon
    Cucumber
    x 1
  • Black olives icon
    Black olives
    x 20
  • Fresh parsley icon
    Fresh parsley
    2 tbsp
  • Mint icon
    Mint
    2 tbsp
  • Green bell pepper icon
    Green bell pepper
    x 1
  • Radish icon
    Radish
    x 8
  • Green onion icon
    Green onion
    x 2
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    3 tbsp
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    2 tbsp
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    as needed
  • Halloumi icon
    Halloumi
    1 cup
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1 tbsp
  • Bread slices icon
    Bread slices
    x 8

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Frying pan

Step preview

  1. Prep and set aside cucumber: finely sliced
  2. Prep and set aside black olives: pitted
  3. Prep and set aside fresh parsley: chopped
  4. Prep and set aside mint: chopped
  5. Prep and set aside green bell pepper: cored, deseeded & diced
  6. Prep and set aside radish: finely sliced
  7. Prep and set aside green onion: finely sliced
  8. Prep and set aside lemon: juice of
  9. Prep and set aside halloumi: sliced
  10. Prep and set aside lemon: zest of
  11. Get a clean large mixing bowl
  12. Add prepared cucumber
  13. Add prepared black olives
  14. Add prepared fresh parsley
  15. Add prepared mint
  16. Add prepared green bell pepper
  17. Add prepared radish
  18. Add prepared green onion
  19. Add olive oil
  20. Add prepared lemon
  21. Season with black pepper
  22. Combine
  23. Get a clean medium bowl
  24. Add prepared halloumi
  25. Add prepared lemon
  26. Add olive oil
  27. Season
  28. Toss
  29. Heat a frying pan on medium-high heat
  30. Add bread slices
  31. Toast each side for approx 2min until golden brown then set aside
  32. Transfer cheese mixture to frying pan
  33. Cook each side for approx 2min until light golden
  34. Serve
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