January 9 2019 by , photo by in Recipes, Appetizer, Meal

Saganaki salad with mint dip

Name: Saganaki salad with mint dip
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 10 oz. saganaki cheese; 1 cup Greek yogurt; 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped; 2 tbsp olive oil; salt; ground black pepper; 2 oz. lettuce; 1 lemon

Just when you thought cheese couldn't get any better, it suddenly does and it's called saganaki! Crispy cheese crust on the outside, ooey-gooey melted cheese goodness on the inside. These Greeks know how to live and we sure don't mind getting a taste of it.

USMetric

6 servingservings

Ingredients

10 oz. 280 g saganaki cheese or halloumi cheese

Mint dip

1 cup 240 ml Greek yogurt
¼ cup 60 ml fresh mint, chopped
2 tbsp 2 tbsp olive oil
salt and ground black pepper

Serving

2 oz. (1½ cups) 55 g (350 ml) lettuce
1 1 lemonlemons

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Instructions

Instructions are for 6 servings. Please modify as needed.

Combine ingredients for mint dip and set aside while you prepare the rest.
Put saganaki cheese in a heated nonstick pan, without butter or oil. Fry for 2-3 minutes without touching it. The edges melt fast, which is normal, so apply some pressure with a spatula to even it out before flipping.
Flip and fry other side for 2-3 minutes, until it gets a nice golden brown color. Gently remove from pan and cut into pieces.
Serve immediately on a bed of lettuce with lemon slices and mint dip.