Pan-fried Halloumi with salad greens

Halloumi is the traditional white cheese of Cyprus and is delicious with the De Bortoli Windy Peak Pinot Grigio. The cheese has been produced on the Island for centuries. It is a semi-hard cheese prepared from sheep's milk with the addition of mint. Halloumi cheese has a pleasant flavour and is delicious when grilled or fried. Halloumi cheese can be enjoyed on its own with a squeeze of lemon or with chargrilled veggies, even pesto works well. In this case make it a feature and serve it as and entree with seasonal mixed leaves.

Ingredients Vegetarian - Serves 4 - 20mins prep time.

• 150g Halloumi cheese
• seasoned flour for dusting
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Few sprigs fresh thyme
• Half a lemon, cut to wedges
• 2 vine ripened tomatoes
• Fresh mixed salad leaves + Radicchio

Method

Slice the tomatoes and put in warm oven @ 180oc seasoned well, for 20min to just caramelise a little

Cut Halloumi into four 1cm slices and lightly dust in flour. Heat the olive oil in a pan or grill plate on medium-high heat and, when hot, fry the cheese slices until golden brown.

Gently flip slices over (the cheese breaks easily); it will begin to breakdown. Sprinkle with the sprigs of thyme and a good squeeze of lemon juice. Serve with dressed salad leaves and lemon wedges.

Remove from the pan and serve. Use Radicchio for garnish!