The best haloumi recipe I know Haloumi Fries!
Think French fries, but better.
The outsides are crunchier (thanks panko!)
The garlic yogurt dipping sauce is literally the perfect match!
and the insides are warm, salty haloumi cheese.
Guaranteed crowd pleaser for a party or as a starter.
Fry, bake or air-fry!
The garlic yogurt dipping sauce is literally the perfect match!
It started as a salad.
There were several iterations.
So yes, these haloumi fries evolved from salads.
Haloumi cut into “fries”
you’re free to connect the dots, right?
( I did share a haloumi salad recipe once itshere.)
Haloumiis a cheese from Cyprus thats firm, salty and briny.
Crumbing
Its a bit like Greek feta.
Which is why its ideal for making fries!
A firm briny cheese from Cyrus, feels like Greek feta.
Find it vac-packed in the cheese section.
Has an excellent long shelf life so I stock up when discounted!
Panko breadcrumbs A Japanese breadcrumb favoured for the extra-crispy coating it gives crumbed foods.
Substitute with regular breadcrumbs if you cant find it.
Spices For seasoning the flour coating.
Not essential…but why skip it??
The Italian herbs is just the generic store bought pre-mix sold in every grocery store.
I use it regularly in my recipes, like theOne Pot Beef PastaI shared recently!
Egg and flour The glue, to make the panko stick to the haloumi.
Oilfor shallow frying Canola, vegetable or any other neutral flavoured oil.
Even olive oil (but dont waste your money using pricier extra virgin olive oil!).
Garlic yogurt sauce
Were making a quick garlic dipping sauce today using yogurt as the base.
Plain yogurt Not sweetened.
Garlic Finely grated using a microplane or grater so it disappears into the yogurt.
Lemon Just a touch, for extra freshness.
Extra virgin olive oil To add a bit of richness to the sauce.
We only use a tiny amount.
Again, just a tiny amount!
How to make haloumi fries
Its actually relatively fast because they only take 90 seconds to fry.
I can do a batch in 20 minutes from start to finish.
I also like that its more shallow-fried rather than deep fried.
Baked haloumi fries
Just less splatter, less oil to deal with, etc etc.
(Im a selective deep frier.
ie I only fry when its really worth it!).
Air-fryer haloumi fries
Cutthe haloumi into sticks around 1.5cm / 0/6 thick.
The length will depend on the shape of your haloumi.
This is me cutting the slice in half to form a fry.
For clarity, this is the original fried version!
Garlic dipping sauce Probably should have put this first because I do it first!
Just mix the ingredients together then set aside while you make the haloumi fries.
It needs at least 15 minutes to let the flavours infuse and meld.
Prevent screen from sleeping
Crumbing OK, crumbing time!
Flour first….then shake off excess.
Then egg hold it up to let the excess drip off.
Press to adhere well and see to it theres no naked patches!
Crumbing tips
Use bowls large enough to fit the haloumi.
Use the same hand for the flour and egg, the the other hand for the panko.
Pro level crumb two at a time!
Use a finger to keep the fries separated as you dredge.
Olympic level Rather than turning or pinching/sprinkling the breadcrumbs on, TOSS the bowl to coat in breadcrumbs!
Youll see me demonstrate this in the recipe video below.
Frythe halmoui sticks for just 90 seconds until golden and crisp in oil pre-heated to 180C/350F.
It should take 15 seconds to turn golden and crispy.
Drainthe cooked fries on a paper towel lined tray.
Once theyre all cooked, serve with the garlic dipping sauce!
So today, weve tested it out and happy to report that it’s possible for you to!
Its not a big deal spread on the same tray youll be baking the haloumi fries.
Tried and proven technique that readers love in recipes such asCrunchy Chicken Tenders,Baked Filet-O-FishandBaked Chicken Cordon Bleu!
Crumb the halloumi, then bake on a rack at same temp for 20 minutes or until crunchy.
The air fryeroption works a treat!
Pre-heat air fryer to 200C/390F for 5 minutes.
Oil spray fries and spray the basket.
Place all haloumi fries in a single layer in a 7 L/qt+ air fryer.
Cook for 9 minutes until crispy and golden!
The air-fryer version, however, is excellent!
Its a food for nibbling, something completely different from your usual chips n dips.
I really hope you try this one day!
(And drooling all over the keyboard in the process but can we blame him?
