These are just amazing. Halloumi is a non-melty rather salty cheese and these fries are absolutely delish. Serve with a mint yoghurt dressing and a squeeze of lemon or pomegranate molasses.
Za’atar as a prepared condiment is generally made with ground dried Thyme, Oregano, Marjoram, toasted sesame seeds and sometimes sumac or other spices. It’s available from a lot of supermarkets and Middle Eastern groceries.
1 block of Halloumi Cheese cut into sticks [approx 200 g block]
2 tbsp plain flour
1 tsp za’atar
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp sumac
Oil for frying
To serve
Yoghurt dressing
Pomegranate Molasses
Pomegranate seeds
Mint
Lemon Wedges
Mix the flour with the spices
Cut the halloumi into chips – they should be about 1 cm across.
Dredge in the spice mix. Heat the oil in a pan and shallow fry. [ You can also deep fry them if you prefer.]
They don’t take long – a couple of minutes on a side and they’re done. Take care because they can burn really quickly.
Drain on kitchen paper
Serve drizzled with yoghurt dressing and pomegranate molasses and seeds. Or with any other dipping sauce / dressing of choice
Variation
If you like spicy and hot then add 1/2 tsp of ras el hanout or chilli to the dredge mix
Yoghurt dressing
100g plain yoghurt
1 tsp mint
1 tsp lemon juice
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