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Is it even a festive feast if there aren't some cheesy treats on the table? Pimp up your party platters with these easy, cheesy bites!
Serves: 10
INGREDIENTS
JALAPEÑO AND SESAME HONEY
1½ tablespoons sesame seeds
¼ cup runny honey
10 slices pickled jalapeños
¼ teaspoon cracked pepper
HALOUMI
2 x 200-gram blocks Mainland Haloumi Cheese
¼ cup olive oil
TO SERVE
¼ cup pomegranate arils, optional
METHOD
JALAPEÑO AND SESAME HONEY: Put the sesame seeds in a small dry frying pan and toast over a medium heat until golden brown. Add the honey and jalapeños and simmer for 1 minute. Stir in the cracked pepper then remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.
Cut the haloumi into 2cm-thick cubes so you have roughly 20 squares.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the haloumi and fry on all sides until golden brown, roughly 1–2 minutes on each side.
TO SERVE: Place the haloumi on a serving plate, drizzle over the jalapeño and sesame honey and scatter over the pomegranate arils.
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