Description
This is an easy-to-make fried Halloumi cheese appetizer that is super delicious.
Ingredients
Scale
- Halloumi block (you’ll just need about 1/3 of a typical block of Halloumi)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon basil
- Optional: Italian seasoning, oregano, pepper, parsley
Instructions
- Slice enough Halloumi for two people. I slice five equal-sized strips of cheese from a Halloumi block (the blocks of cheese typically come in a small size that fits in the palm of your hand.) Then I’ll slice each of those slices in half, so both people get five equal-sized pieces.
- Pour the olive oil into a medium-sized frying pan. You don’t have to use the full two tablespoons, just whatever you need to coat the pan.
- Turn the burner on to about medium heat. You may want to adjust periodically, depending on how hot the oil gets.
- Use tongs to place the Halloumi pieces side-by-side on the pan.
- Sprinkle a little garlic and basil on each piece, just enough to lightly cover it. Feel free to add the additional optional spices if you want something fancier, but I always just use garlic and basil.
- Fry the pieces for about six to seven minutes, until the underside starts to turn golden brown.
- Flip them over with tongs and sprinkle the spices on this side.
- Cook them for another six to seven minutes, but check periodically. More than likely you’ll find this side gets a little darker faster.
- Flip and cook for about a minute again if you think they’re uneven or if you want the first side a little darker.
- Remove from the frying pan and serve! If you want, you can put them on a paper towel to blot some of the excess oil, or just serve straight away.
Notes
Cook so the Halloumi is sizzling, but you don’t want oil to spatter everywhere.
These start out cooking really slow, and then cook faster as the pan warms up, so you’ll want to keep an eye on them.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 14