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FRIED HALOUMI CHEESE WITH ROCKET SALAD & WHITE STAR SUPER MAIZE MEAL CROUTONS - Greece
Serves 4
| Ingredients Maize meal croutons |
85 g |
WHITE STAR SUPER MAIZE MEAL (125 ml) |
500 ml |
water |
5 ml |
salt |
10 ml |
chopped fresh sage |
30 ml |
butter |
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• olive oil for frying |
| Salad |
15 ml |
red wine vinegar |
60 ml |
extra virgin olive oil |
50 g |
rocket leaves |
15 |
Calamata olives |
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• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper |
| Fried cheese |
30 ml |
olive oil |
8 slices |
haloumi cheese, 1 cm thick |
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• freshly ground black pepper to taste |
Method
- For croutons: Heat water in a heavy based saucepan. Add salt and sage. Stir in the White Star Super Maize Meal until mixture is smooth, then cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir inthe butter and pour into a greased 17cm x 17cm square cake tin.
Use a spatula to smooth the top. Allow to cool completely. Turn maize meal on to a cutting board and cut into 1 cm squares. Heat olive oil in a heavy based frying pan and fry in batches until crisp and golden brown in colour. Drain on kitchen paper.
- For salad: Lightly toss ingredients together and spoon on to serving plate.
- For fried cheese: Heat olive oil in a heavy based griddle pan. Fry cheese until crispy and golden in colour. Season with freshly ground black pepper.
- Remove from pan immediately and place on to dressed rocket salad. Sprinkle with maize meal croutons and serve immediately.
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