Crispy halloumi with spicy pepper and tomato salsa

  • Portion size: Serves 2-3
  • Hands-on time 35 min
  • Difficulty: easy

Runny poached eggs, crispy halloumi and sweet cherry tomatoes combine for a breakfast worth getting out of bed for.

And if you’re always hungry for halloumi, like us, then check out these 19 ways with halloumi cheese.

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Ingredients

  • 1 large free-range egg
  • 3 tbsp plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper
  • 50g panko or dried breadcrumbs
  • 160g halloumi, sliced into 6 x 1cm thick pieces
  • Olive oil for frying
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 each red, orange and yellow peppers, cut into 1cm strips
  • 400g mixed colour cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Pinch cayenne pepper
  • Small bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 2-3 poached eggs, lemon wedges, greek yogurt and toasted sourdough to serve
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Method

  1. Lightly beat the egg, then put, with the flour and the breadcrumbs, into 3 separate shallow bowls. Dip the halloumi into the flour, then the egg, then breadcrumbs until evenly coated, then set aside.
  2. For the salsa, heat a glug of oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the onion and garlic until soft, then add the peppers and cook for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cayenne, then cook for 3 minutes. Season, stir in the parsley, then set aside in a warm place.
  3. Heat a glug of oil in another pan and fry the halloumi on both sides for 2-3 minutes in total until golden and crisp. Serve the halloumi on top of the salsa with a poached egg, lemon wedges, greek yogurt and sourdough toast.
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Nutrition

  • 557kcals Calories
  • 28.8g (12.1g saturated) Fat
  • 26.5g Protein
  • 44.4g (14.4g sugars) Carbs
  • 7.4g Fibre
  • 1.8g Salt

Quick wins & tips

If you like heat, add a little extra cayenne to the flour you dip the halloumi into.

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