Fried Cheese

Get some frying cheese and fry it! (It’s even easier to grill frying cheese, but that would lead to a more ambiguous recipe title.)

Ingredients

• Greek or Latin American-style frying cheese (halloumi or queso de frier/queso para frier)
• olive oil (optional)
• black pepper or red pepper flakes to taste (optional)
• za'atar to taste (optional)

Directions

1. Slice cheese to 3/8" thickness, and to the desired snacking size in the other two dimensions.
2. Pat slices dry.
3. Heat a frying pan to medium heat, with or without a small amount of olive oil.
4. Optionally, spice the cheese with the pepper(s).
5. Fry cheese in batches to a dark golden brown on both sides.
6. Remove from pan.
7. Optionally, top with olive oil and/or za'atar.
8. Serve hot.

Variants

When grilling frying cheese, use a thin mesh screen and/or cut the slices larger and/or thicker for stability.