Cypriot Fried Haloumy Cheese Saganaki Haloumi Recipes

With gluten free option. A very quick to prepare tasty meze. We enjoy this as a delicious breakfast item or it could always be a snack! I serve it with pita bread but a crusty bread would be very good. Modified from The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos, Cyprus section.

Provided by UmmBinat

Categories     Breakfast

Time 8m

Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Nutrition Facts : Calories 192.2, Fat 13.9, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 36.4, Sodium 549, Carbohydrate 6.1, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.4, Protein 11.3

• Ingredients

Halloumi is pan-fried in olive oil and finished with fresh lemon juice and dried oregano for a tangy, salty, and savory meze. Serve with crusty bread for mopping up the pan juices.

Provided by Diana Moutsopoulos

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Greek

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 4

Nutrition Facts : Calories 262.8 calories, Carbohydrate 4.9 g, Cholesterol 46.8 mg, Fat 22.5 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 13.6 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 687 mg

• Ingredients

I first had one of these wonderful sandwiches just after I had moved to Cyprus; I remember sitting in an old, rundown taverna with a chilled Keo beer, whilst gazing out towards the deep blue Mediterranean Sea! Bliss! They are usually made in long, fat finger rolls, similar to hoagies or sub rolls, but you can also make them with pitta bread or other shapes of bread rolls. Halloumi is a traditional Cypriot cheese, which is still made locally by lots of Cypriot ladies - you often see the cheeses "hanging out to dry" in old, but hopefully clean (?) tights or stockings! Halloumi is an extremely good cheese for cooking, it maintains its shape and becomes toasty and slightly salty when fried or grilled. You can buy packs of good quality Cypriot Halloumi cheese in most supermarkets or in a delicatessen. It can last for up to ONE year when bought in a vacuum-sealed pack! Halloumi is the Greek Cypriot name for this cheese, the Turkish Cypriots call it Hellim - it is the same cheese however, and the best cheese is made with 100% sheep's milk. You will find these sandwiches all over Cyprus in different guises, this is my favourite combination.

Provided by French Tart

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 10m

Yield 1 Cyprus Sandwich, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Nutrition Facts : Calories 313.7, Fat 16.2, SaturatedFat 2.2, Sodium 316, Carbohydrate 36.1, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 4.6, Protein 6.8

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