Rick Stein cheese saganaki recipe on Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul

Rick Stein served up a tasty Greek Cypriot cheese saganaki on Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul.

Rick says: “This is the way to cook halloumi. It is very popular done on a barbecue as a vegetarian burger, but served like this, dusted in semolina, fried in olive oil and drizzled with warm honey, black sesame seeds and oregano, it is one of the best mezzes I know. If you can get kefalotiri cheese, try that; it is very special too.”

The ingredients are: 2-3 tbsp olive oil, 225g block halloumi or kefalotiri cheese, 1 small free-range egg, beaten, 3 tbsp fine semolina, 2 tbsp clear honey, 1 tsp black sesame seeds, 1 tsp dried oregano, freshly ground black pepper and Preparation method.