Baked Halloumi with St Valentine Hot Honey
Kylee Newton - The Modern Preserver
2-4
5 minutes
16 minutes
Greek
Starter
Sick of having the usual cheese and crackers with wine when a guest suddenly appears? Try this easy to whip up dish, which delivers a burst of flavour with our Lavender & Rosemary Hot Honey.
Ingredients
1-2 x 200g halloumi blocks
2 Tbsp olive oil
sprigs of thyme or marjoram
freshly ground black pepper
2-3 Tablespoons St Valentine Hot Honey
Directions
Preheat the oven to 160°C fan.
Score the halloumi blocks in a criss-cross pattern without cutting all the way through. Rub each with good quality olive oil, making sure it seeps into the cuts. Place in a snug oven-proof dish and wedge a few thyme sprigs into the cracks.
Bake in the oven, on a rack 2/3rds the way up, for 6 minutes, then turn the grill on your oven to high and brown the top for a further 8-10 minutes until nicely coloured on top. Carefully drain off any excess liquid.
Serve straight from the oven with a good drizzle of hot honey over the top of each block, a few fresh leaves of thyme or marjoram, and some crusty baguette bread to mop it all up.