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Fried Halloumi with caper and lime dressing

Halloumi cheese is a wonderful ingredient because you can make such fantastically tasty and super easy meals with it. This fried halloumi with caper and lime dressing is  a perfect example. It's ready within ten minutes, yet it's delicious, tasty and healthy. Serve it in pita bread or with some wholesome rolls. If gluten is a problem with you, just use gram flour for the crust!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Greek
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pack of Halloumi approx. 250g
  • 2 Tbsp flour or chickpea/Gram flour
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • For the dressing:
  • juice and zest of 1 lime
  • 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp drained capers
  • 1 tsp grainy mustard
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 Tbsp chopped coriander leaves
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • salt pepper

Method
 

  1. Pat the cheese dry with kitchen paper. Slightly crush the capers with a fork.
  2. Mix all the dressing ingredients and season with salt & pepper to taste.
  3. Cut the cheese into 1 cm thick slices.
  4. Mix the flour with a pinch of salt, then coat the cheese slice on both sides.
  5. Heat the oil in a frying pan (skillet) and fry on both sides until golden - this should take a couple of minutes.