Cypriot Fried Haloumy Cheese (Saganaki Haloumi) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    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)
Preparation
    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.

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