Crispy Fried Marinated Halloumi {Gluten Free and Keto}

Name: Crispy Fried Marinated Halloumi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 dsp Olive Oil; 1 Finely chopped red chilli; Squeeze of lemon or lime; 1 dsp soy sauce; 1 clove of garlic finely chopped; Pepper (no salt as the cheese is already fairly salty); 250g Block halloumi; 1 dsp Cornflour; 1 tsp vegetable oil

Published on May 22, 2017 by Helen Best-Shaw 49 Comments
Last Updated on January 14, 2022

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Versatile halloumi cheese works so well with spices. Add interest with chilli, lime and garlic to make this fried marinated halloumi cheese. Gluten Free and Keto Friendly.

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Fried Marinated Halloumi Cheese

In the warmer months, we frequently use versatile halloumi cheese. We add it to salads, grill it over charcoal, or as I have done here, marinate it in garlic and chilli and fry until crispy. Fried halloumi isn’t stringy or gooey, but has a firm bite and meaty texture. In fact, it can squeak as you eat it!

This delicious cheese takes a marinade very well. Here, we’re using a classic combination of chilli, garlic, and lemon or lime juice. Let the cheese absorb the flavours of the marinade for a few hours, and then cook. Dust in corn starch, fry until it’s crispy on the outside, and serve with your favourite salad leaves.

Adjust the marinade to your taste. Use more or less chilli and garlic as you prefer. For variety, try adding capers, or preserved lemons, or soy sauce to your marinade.

Halloumi is now hugely popular in the UK. In fact, we consume more than any country apart from Cyprus, its original home. Because no acid or acid-producing bacteria are used in it’s production, it has a very high melting temperature, hence its usefulness in the kitchen. Sold shrink-wrapped in brine, ait will keep for ages in the fridge, making it a really useful store cupboard stand-by.

If you love halloumi try my baked halloumi fries in a crispy panko coating!

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Crispy fried marinated halloumi cheese - Quick, easy and satisfying

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Crispy Fried Marinated Halloumi

Crispy fried marinated halloumi cheese - Quick, easy and satisfying. Gluten Free and Keto

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Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time20 mins

Ingredients

Marinade

1 dsp Olive Oil
1 Finely chopped red chilli
Squeeze of lemon or lime
1 dsp soy sauce
1 clove of garlic finely chopped
Pepper (no salt as the cheese is already fairly salty)
250g Block halloumi

To Cook

1 dsp Cornflour
1 tsp vegetable oil

Instructions

Cut the halloumi into 1cm cubes or slices, add to the marinade and leave for a few hours, preferably overnight in the fridge.
Remove the halloumi from the marinade, roll in the cornflour and then fry over a high heat in vegetable oil, moving all the time until golden and crispy.
Add the remains of the marinade to the pan, cook until reduced, serve immediately on a bed of salad.

Notes

Add capers, preserved lemons or soy sauce to the marinade.
This recipe is 9 Weight Watchers Smart Points per portion

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

• Unless stated otherwise cup conversions have been made with an online tool. For accuracy please check with your favoured conversion tool. We recommend buying inexpensive digital kitchen scales.

Nutrition Facts

Crispy Fried Marinated Halloumi

Amount Per Serving

Calories 231 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Fat 17g26%

Saturated Fat 12g75%

Sodium 780mg34%

Potassium 72mg2%

Carbohydrates 3g1%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 14g28%

Vitamin A 215IU4%

Vitamin C 32.8mg40%

Calcium 625mg63%

Iron 0.2mg1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Light Meal, Starter

Cuisine: Cheese

Keyword: Cheese, Crispy Fried Marinated Halloumi, Halloumi

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5 more great ways of serving halloumi

Grilled over charcoal, in a burger bun. Add tomato, lettuce and some barbecue sauce for a vegetarian friendly choice. Alternatively, top your halloumi with grilled peppers and hummus.
Wrap sticks of halloumi in bacon or pancetta, and grill or fry for a variation on devils on horseback. Add your favourite herbs for an additional flavour.
Cut the halloumi into squares, and skewer onto kebab sticks with vegetables.
On of our favourite recipes: fried halloumi salad with baked pomegranate grapes. The acid of the pomegranate molasses contrasts so well with salty halloumi and sweet grapes.
A vegetarian breakfast fry up that will satisfy the pickiest of eaters: fried halloumi and mushrooms and tomatoes, served with avocado on sourdough toast.

Another delicious cheese recipe is my easy hot cheese dip.

Post originally published July 2007, updated May 2017

Versatile halloumi cheese works so well with spices: add interest with chili, lime and garlic

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