Salads

Fried Halloumi with Honey and Rosemary

Name: Fried Halloumi with Honey and Rosemary
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 9 oz halloumi cheese sliced into strips; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 sprig rosemary; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp walnuts chopped; ¼ tsp black pepper

Fried halloumi with grill marks, served with honey, rosemary and walnuts – an indulgent Mediterranean dish that unites salty and sweet. Ready in 10 minutes.

⏱ 15 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

⚖ Pareve 🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

1
Heat heavy skillet over high heat, without oil.
StoveFrying pan
💡Get everything else ready before searing the cheese: serve it immediately, while hot.
2
When the pan is very hot, lay the halloumi in it and sear 2–3 minutes per side, until golden grill marks form.
StoveSilicone spatulaFrying pan
3
In the last few seconds, add the rosemary sprig to the pan.
4
Transfer the halloumi to a serving plate.
5
Drizzle the olive oil and lemon juice over the top.
6
Drizzle the honey over the halloumi while it's hot.
7
Sprinkle the nuts and black pepper on top.
8
Serve immediately with bread.

316calories

14 gprotein

10 gcarbs

24 gfat

● protein 18%● carbs 12%● fat 70%

Per serving (85 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

Halloumi cheese: 364 kcal per 100 g · More about Halloumi cheese →
Olive oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →
Rosemary: 1 tbsp = 1.7 g · 131 kcal per 100 g · More about Rosemary →
Lemon juice: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 21 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon juice →
Honey: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 21 g · 304 kcal per 100 g · More about Honey →
Walnuts: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 654 kcal per 100 g · More about Walnuts →
Black pepper: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Black pepper →

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
Silicone spatula · Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)

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🧩 Built from…

Pan-Seared Cheese

Pan-Seared Cheese · Pan-Seared Cheese
Possible additions: Slicing (thickness) · Flour coating · olive oil · Rosemary · Lemon juice · Arugula bed · Honey · Nuts on top · Oregano · Paprika · Parsley · Serving

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