When it has been a long day at work I don't always feel like preparing a full blown meal. I sometimes fire up the grill and with tongs in hand brush some halloumi cheese with a little olive oil, grill some flatbread and slice a few tomatoes. A quick and easy meal ...or appetizer under different circumstances.I found this recipe from Bobby Flay. His original recipe calls for you to barbecue the entire piece of halloumi whole but I prefer to slice mine into 1/2-inch thick slices. You decide..... both ways are probably delicious!!!
**Grilled Halloumi Cheese**
(adapted from a recipe by Bobby Flay)
1/2 pound Halloumi, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces.
2 T oregano leaves
1 T olive oil
1 grilled lemon
Pita bread, grilled
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Brush the cheese slices with olive oil. Place onto a medium hot grill for 2 minutes on each side, or until it has grill marks. Sprinkle with oregano. Drizzle the olive oil on top and squeeze the lemon juice over the cheese.
Serve with grilled pita bread.
If you enjoyed this recipe you may also be interested in:
Fried Halloumi Cheese with Lemon Caper Vinaigrette where you can also find out all about this wonderful Cypriot cheese.
