Hot Honey Halloumi

a close up photo of sliced grilled halloumi in a hot honey sauce on a white plate.

This is the easiest recipe for hot honey halloumi, grilled halloumi that's packed with flavor and a little heat. So good plain or on top of salads!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Middle Eastern

Diet Gluten Free, Halal

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Servings slices

Calories 43kcal

Author Farah Abumaizar

Ingredients

1 pack halloumi 200g (8oz)
2 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 tspq red chili flakes

Instructions

Pat the block of halloumi cheese dry, then slice into 6 even slices.
Add the honey, lime or lemon juice, olive oil, and red chili flakes to a shallow bowl or deep plate and whisk with a fork to combine.
Add the slices of halloumi to the mixture, then turn to coat both sides.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. When very hot, use tongs or a fork to transfer the slices of halloumi out of the honey sauce, spacing in between. Reserve the leftover honey sauce.
Cook for a few minutes until golden brown, anywhere between 3-4 minutes, then flip over and cook on the other side for 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
Add any remaining honey sauce from the bowl to the skillet and simmer for 30 seconds or so, then place the halloumi with the sauce into a serving plate. Enjoy immediately.

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Notes

Storing leftovers: I wouldn't recommend leftovers of this, because the cheese will harden up and become rubbery. Plus, the recipe doesn't even make a ton! If you must, store leftover slices for up to 2 days in the fridge and reheat gently in a skillet or briefly in the microwave.

Recipe tips:

Pat the halloumi thoroughly before frying to get that crispy golden crust, if it's too moist it'll just steam when you pan grill it.

Use a non stick or cast iron pan so the halloumi doesn't stick to the pan and so you get the perfcet sear.

Serve immediately so that the halloumi stays nice and hot and crispy and doesn't go rubbery.

Serving suggestions:

As is - I love just snacking on this as is, or using some thick pita bread to place sticky hot honey halloumi slices in.

On a cheese board- How yummy would this be served with dry fruit and nuts!

In a wrap or sandwich- with some arugula and cherry tomatoes

As a salad topping - this will jazz up absolutely any salad. Try it with arugula leaves and a simple olive oil vinaigrette.

On avocado toast- for the ultimate brunch extravaganza

Less spicy - just reduce the amount of chili flakes to the bare minimum if you want this less spicy, but it really isn't too much at all, my kids can easily eat this!

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