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Fried Halloumi Cheese with Herbs

Name: Fried Halloumi Cheese with Herbs
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 14 oz halloumi cheese, cut into 1 cm slices; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp oregano dried; ½ tsp sweet paprika; 2 tbsp parsley chopped; ½ tsp black pepper

Fried halloumi - a Mediterranean cheese, crisp and golden outside, soft and melting inside, with lemon juice and herbs.

⏱ 15 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

⚖ Pareve 🥬 Vegetarian 🌱 Vegan 🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

1
Pat the halloumi dry well with paper towels.
Paper towels
2
Heat heavy cast-iron skillet over a high flame until very hot, without oil.
StoveCast-iron pan
💡Get everything else ready before searing the cheese: serve it immediately, while hot.
3
When the pan is very hot, lay the halloumi in it and sear 2–3 minutes per side, until a golden crust forms.
StoveSilicone spatulaFrying pan
4
Transfer the halloumi to a serving plate.
5
Drizzle the olive oil and lemon juice over the top.
6
Sprinkle the oregano, paprika, parsley and black pepper on top.
7
Serve immediately.

428calories

22 gprotein

1 gcarbs

37 gfat

● protein 21%● carbs 1%● fat 78%

Per serving (117 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 →
Lemon juice: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 21 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon juice →
Oregano: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 1 g · 265 kcal per 100 g · More about Oregano →
Sweet paprika: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.3 g · 282 kcal per 100 g · More about Sweet paprika →
Parsley: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 3.8 g · 36 kcal per 100 g · More about Parsley →
Black pepper: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Black pepper →

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

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)
Cast-iron pan · Also works: Grill pan (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Frying pan (Holds less heat, weaker sear)
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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