Fried Halloumi on Toast with Crunchy Cucumber Salad

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    15mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    639

Halloumi is a firm, salty cheese that fries, grills or barbecues beautifully without melting. The saltiness is balanced by a herby, citrusy cucumber salad that also adds crunch. This would be delicious a light lunch or al fresco supper.

recipe updated 8 Jul 2020

Ingredients

  • Cucumber icon
    Cucumber
    1
  • Black olives icon
    Black olives
    20
  • Fresh parsley icon
    Fresh parsley
    2 tablespoons
  • Mint leaves icon
    Mint leaves
    2 tablespoons
  • Green bell pepper icon
    Green bell pepper
    1
  • Radish icon
    Radish
    8
  • Spring onion icon
    Spring onion
    2
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    2 tablespoons
  • Halloumi icon
    Halloumi
    250 g
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1 tablespoon
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    4 tablespoons
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    as needed
  • Bread slices icon
    Bread slices
    8

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Frying pan

Step preview

  1. Add cucumber, black olives, fresh parsley, mint leaves, green bell pepper, radish, spring onion, olive oil and lemon to a clean large mixing bowl
  2. Season with black pepper
  3. Combine
  4. Add halloumi, lemon and olive oil to a clean medium bowl
  5. Season
  6. Toss
  7. Heat a clean frying pan - medium-high heat
  8. Add bread slices to the frying pan
  9. Toast each side until golden brown then set aside - approx 2 min
  10. Transfer cheese mixture to frying pan
  11. Cook each side until light golden - approx 2 min
  12. Serve
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