Halloumi brioche with strawberries and salty maple syrup
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I am not a breakfast person unless breakfast means brunch. When brunchin we have somehow agreed to eat fried chicken on waffles drenched in syrup while drinking a vaguely fruity glass of vodka. Perhaps not an all week type solution, but if you’re talking “most important meal of the day” nonsense you best not be referring to cereal.
This week I got a squeaky little brunch number for you guys. It’s sweet, it’s salty, there’s cheese but also fruit so you know practically guilt free.
Ingredients #
Ingredients for 2:
- 2 thick (2cm) slices brioche
- 20gr butter
- 225gr Halloumi (you'll have some extra for snacking)
- A handful of strawberries
- Maple syrup
- Flaky sea salt
Method #
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Cut the Halloumi in ½ cm thick planks, you don’t want the cheese too thin because then it will be hard to fry as it softens before it crisps up. Cut your strawberries in slices lengthwise and put aside for now.
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Grab two non-stick skillets and divide the butter over both. Heat the pans up to medium heat and add the halloumi in one pan, and the brioche in the other. If you only have one non-stick pan don’t despair: do the brioche first and let it sit on a wire rack or some kitchen paper to keep it crispy while you fry the halloumi in the same pan.
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Turn the heat on the halloumi pan up to high and fry the cheese until it’s golden brown and crispy on both sides (about 5 minutes). The brioche pan you can keep on medium heat, keep an eye out on your brioche as bread has a tendency to go from not-yet-crispy to dark-black-burned mucho rapido.
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When both the brioche and halloumi are fried golden brown and crispy it’s time to plate! Layer the halloumi on the brioche, add a handful of strawberries on top, drizzle some maple syrup over your creation and finish things off with some flaky salt!
Try to get in-season strawberries when making this, otherwise it'll be a bit of a sad affair. Don't have strawberries that taste like more than sour water? Make it with other fruit! Peach or nectarine would be delicious, and pineapple I wouldn't be mad about either.