Χαλλούμι σε φέτες. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
A dish with a characteristic Cypriot flavour. Halloumi is cooked and placed over slices of tomato. The recipe comes from Ipsonas, Limassol district.
Name - Recipe
Ντομάτες με χαλλούμι. Τomatoes with halloumi (Cypriot white cheese).
1 tomato
1 halloumi
olive oil
Fresh spearmint
salt
pepper
Cut the tomato into slices. Dry them on a paper towel and spread them out on a platter. Season with salt and pepper. Cook the halloumi in a non-stick pan until golden brown. Place the halloumi on top of the tomato slices. Add a little olive oil and the chopped spearmint. (Nikoletta Elia, Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013)
Frying.
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Nikoletta Elia (13 years old, student of the Gymnasium of Ipsonas) from the narration of Amalia Konstantinou (36 years old, Ipsonas). see Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014).
Petroulla Hadjittofi
Ντομάτες φρέσκες, κομμένες. Πηγή: Σταλω Λαζάρου.
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