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Pan-Grilled Halloumi Cheese

Name: Pan-Grilled Halloumi Cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 9 oz halloumi cheese cheese; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 sprigs rosemary; 1 lemon - zest and juice; 1 bunch arugula; 2 tbsp honey for serving; 2 tbsp almonds toasted, sliced; ½ tsp black pepper

Perfectly grilled halloumi with golden grill marks and a lemon-honey vinaigrette - a quick, impressive dish

⏱ 15 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

⚖ Pareve 🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

1
Pat the halloumi dry well with paper towels.
Paper towels
2
Slice the halloumi 1 cm thick.
KnifeCutting board
3
Heat heavy skillet over high heat until very hot. Brush the halloumi with the olive oil.
StoveFrying pan
💡Get everything else ready before searing the cheese: serve it immediately, while hot.
4
Lay the halloumi in the pan and sear 2–3 minutes per side, until grill-marked and deeply browned.
StoveSilicone spatulaFrying pan
5
Transfer the halloumi to a serving plate, on a bed of the arugula.
6
Drizzle the lemon juice over the top and sprinkle with the lemon zest.
7
Drizzle the honey over the halloumi while it's hot.
8
Sprinkle the nuts and black pepper on top.
9
Serve immediately with the rosemary sprigs for garnish.

356calories

15 gprotein

11 gcarbs

28 gfat

● protein 17%● carbs 13%● fat 71%

Per serving (109 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: measured in pieces: one ≈ 58 g · 29 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon →
Arugula: 1 cup = 20 g · 28 kcal per 100 g · More about Arugula →
Honey: 1 cup = 340 g · 304 kcal per 100 g · More about Honey →
Almonds: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 590 kcal per 100 g · More about Almonds →
Black pepper: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Black pepper →

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 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)
Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Silicone spatula · Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)

🧻 Consumables: Paper towels

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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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