Best Fried Cheese Saganaki Recipes

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SAGANAKI (FRIED CHEESE) GREEK STYLE



Saganaki (fried Cheese) Greek Style image

This is wonderful to serve as an appetizer, serve lots of lemon wedges and I like crisp Pita Bread Pieces. If you cannot get the Greek cheese you may in a pinch use Italian Provolone - I had to use this because I didn't plan far enough ahead to get the good Greek Cheese. Evelyn/Athens posted a link to this recipe (off Zaar) and when I searced Recipezaar I could not find one like this. Thanks Evelyn. The recipe is simple and very good.

Provided by Bergy

Categories     Cheese

Time 15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 lb kasseri cheese or 1 lb graviera cheese
flour (for dredging)
1/2 cup olive oil (or less)
2 lemons, cut into wedges

Steps:

  • Cut the cheese into strips 2 " wide and 1/2" thick.
  • Place strips one by one under the cold water tap and coat lightly with flour, set aside until you have dredged all the strips.
  • Heat oil in a heavy skillet and pan fry the cheese, turn once until golden brown on both sides.
  • Remove dab with paper towels and serve immediately with lemon wedges.

CYPRIOT FRIED HALOUMY CHEESE (SAGANAKI HALOUMI)



Cypriot Fried Haloumy Cheese (Saganaki Haloumi) image

With gluten free option. A very quick to prepare tasty meze. We enjoy this as a delicious breakfast item or it could always be a snack! I serve it with pita bread but a crusty bread would be very good. Modified from The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos, Cyprus section.

Provided by UmmBinat

Categories     Breakfast

Time 8m

Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

8 ounces haloumy cheese (or 250g called "haloom" in Arabic)
flour, for coating (To be gluten free I use a mix of white rice flour and half the amount of tapioca starch)
olive oil (best to use unrefined)
1 lemon, cut in wedges
crusty bread (or pita bread or to be gluten free, rice crackers)

Steps:

  • Cut cheese into 1/4 inch slices, dip in water and dredge in flour if desired (I do like it this way).
  • Heat enough oil in a small frying pan to cover base, fry cheese until slightly golden on each side.
  • Squeeze some lemon on top and serve with rest of the lemon wedges and a crusty bread or some pita to dip into the lemon flavoured oil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 192.2, Fat 13.9, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 36.4, Sodium 549, Carbohydrate 6.1, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.4, Protein 11.3

SAGANAKI (GREEK FRIED CHEESE SQUARES)



Saganaki (Greek Fried Cheese Squares) image

I live next to a city that is mainly Greek restaurants and gets a lot of tourism for the Sponge Docks and just love having this appetizer!! The combination of the salty cheese, butter and lemon juice is so flavorful. Can serve it with pita bread or type of bread of your choice, or heck, just eat it plain as it is delicious.

Provided by diner524

Categories     Cheese

Time 12m

Yield 100 pieces, 25 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 lbs kefalotyri cheese (can use feta or kasseri cheese)
1 cup butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh)

Steps:

  • Cut cheese into bite sized pieces. In a heavy skillet, fry cheese in hot butter quickly (a few seconds on each side) until golden. Arrange on a platter and sprinkle with lemon juice. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185.7, Fat 16.3, SaturatedFat 10.2, Cholesterol 42.8, Sodium 416, Carbohydrate 3.1, Protein 7.2

FRIED CHEESE: SAGANAKI



Fried Cheese: Saganaki image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Time 16m

Yield 4 appetizer servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 pound kasseri cheese, sliced 1/2-inch thick (use feta as alternative)
1 cup flour
1/4 cup olive oil
Freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup chopped parsley leaves
Lemon wedges, for garnish

Steps:

  • Dredge the cheese slices in flour, tap off any excess. Chill while oil heats.
  • In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over high heat, add the cheese slices and saute until golden brown on all sides, about 1 1/2 minutes on each side. Keep warm in oven while finishing next batches. Transfer cheese to platter, season with pepper, sprinkle with parsley, and finish with squeeze of lemon.

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