🇱🇧 Lebanon
Grilled Halloumi
On Lebanese breakfast tables halloumi hits the saj or a dry pan until striped gold, landing next to cucumber, mint, and a folded loaf before it stops sizzling.
🔪 Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 5 min📈 Difficulty: Easy
Cooking for
2 people
✨ What makes it special
Seared dry until striped, then honey or a squeeze of lemon over the hot slices — sweet and salty at once.
Ingredients
- 250 ghalloumi, sliced 1 cm thick
- 1 tbspolive oil
- 1 tbsphoney (optional)
- 1 lemon
- to tastecucumber, tomato, and mint to serve
- 2 loavespita or markouk bread
Method
- 1
Pat the slices dry — wet cheese steams instead of searing.
- 2
Heat a dry or lightly oiled pan until properly hot.
- 3
Sear the halloumi about two minutes per side until deep golden stripes form.
- 4
Finish with honey or lemon and rush it to the table with bread, mint, and cucumber.
🍽 On your table
How this dish looks served for 2