Halloumi Fries

Name: Halloumi Fries
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: cut into batons (250g) Halloumi; 3 tbsp (30g) Cornflour; 1/3 cup (80g) Yogurt; a small handful (6g) Mint; a handful of seeds (40g) Pomegranate; a squeeze Lemon

Recipes · Snack · Recipe, Typed Supps

Cheese cut into chips and fried. There is no defending it nutritionally and it is very good.

Allergens and patterns

Contains milk. Fits: Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Halal, Kosher, Gluten-free.

Ingredients

cut into batons (250g) Halloumi — Around 25g of protein per 100g, and a melting point high enough to fry without collapsing. Also very salty, which is the honest caveat.
3 tbsp (30g) Cornflour — A light dusting. It is what gives the outside a crust rather than just a browned surface.
1/3 cup (80g) Yogurt — With lemon and mint, as the dip. Something cool and sour is essential against this much salt and fat.
a small handful (6g) Mint — In the yogurt.
a handful of seeds (40g) Pomegranate — Over the top. Sharpness, and it makes the plate look like more than fried cheese.
a squeeze Lemon — Over the fries as they come out of the pan.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 322.3 kcal
Protein: 17.6g
Carbohydrate: 12.7g
of which sugars: 4g
Fat: 22.1g
of which saturated: 15.3g
Fibre: 1.6g
Sodium: 706mg

Method

Cut the halloumi into thick batons and pat them completely dry.
Toss in cornflour until lightly coated.
Shallow fry for a couple of minutes a side until deep gold, then drain on paper.
Serve immediately with the mint yogurt and pomegranate — they go rubbery within minutes of cooling.