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Golden seared halloumi slices drizzled with chili-spiked hot honey and lemon. This cottage cheese version is finished with paneer. Ready in about 13 minutes.
Ingredients 🫙 Honey 3 tbsp 🧀 Paneer 1/2 cup cottage cheese (or crumbled paneer) 🫙 Olive Oil 1 tbsp 🌶️ Chili Flakes 1 tsp 🧀 Halloumi 250 g, sliced Optional extras 🍋 Lemon 1/2 🌿 Fresh Thyme a few sprigs Instructions 1 Warm the honey with chili flakes for 2 minutes; set aside to infuse.
2 Pat the halloumi dry and sear in olive oil 2 minutes per side until golden.
3 Drizzle with hot honey, squeeze over lemon and scatter thyme; serve warm.
4 Add spoonfuls of cottage cheese before serving.
Chef's tip
Serve halloumi straight from the pan; it firms up as it cools.
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Cottage Cheese Hot Honey Halloumi
Time 13 min
Serves 3
Level Easy
Prep / cook 5 / 8 min Ingredients 🫙 Honey 3 tbsp 🧀 Paneer 1/2 cup cottage cheese (or crumbled paneer) 🫙 Olive Oil 1 tbsp 🌶️ Chili Flakes 1 tsp 🧀 Halloumi 250 g, sliced Optional 🍋 Lemon 1/2 🌿 Fresh Thyme a few sprigs Steps Warm the honey with chili flakes for 2 minutes; set aside to infuse. Pat the halloumi dry and sear in olive oil 2 minutes per side until golden. Drizzle with hot honey, squeeze over lemon and scatter thyme; serve warm. Add spoonfuls of cottage cheese before serving. 
