The combination of warm, salty olives and golden fried haloumi with slices of sourdough is the perfect Greek-style appetiser. For the best texture, use soft, fresh haloumi, available from delicatessens and specialty grocers.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

400 gm fresh haloumi, thickly sliced

1 tbsp honey (or to taste)

Finely grated zest of ½ orange

Warm marinated olives, to serve

Sourdough, to serve

Method

1.Heat oil in a frying pan over high heat, add haloumi in batches and cook, turning once, until golden (2-3 minutes).

2.Return all haloumi to pan, drizzle with honey and scatter with zest. Season with black pepper and serve immediately with olives and sourdough.

Hugh Wennerbom

Styling by Lucy Tweed

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