9 Reviews of The Traditional Cyprus Sandwich With Halloumi, Onions and Tomato

From: eatrealfood

On Jun 4, 2009

This was a sensational sandwich. I made exactly as posted but I didn't have fresh oregano leaves so substituted basil. I wasn't sure about drizzling lemon on the halloumi but it was great that way, with the sweet onions and tomato, it had just the perfect balance of flavors. Will make this again many times over.

From: Chef floWer

On Jun 17, 2008

Outstanding! I love Haloumi cheese. I used the variety that has the mint in the middle and was made the Cypriot traditional way. I kept to the recipe but I think I got the layering wrong, however this sandwich was so filling and very yummy, Thank you French Tart - Made for Zaar World Tour 4

From: Benthe (Danish)

On Jul 10, 2008

Made for Family Picks ZWT4 – I love Halloumi cheese, and this sandwich is both easy and so flavourful that you think it would have taken half the day to make. As Always from your kitchen, great recipes, thanks for sharing French Tart.

From: Chef #835884

On Jul 3, 2008

very good recipe unlike other cypriot recipes i have reviewed which don't sound cypriot at all. the hanging cheses are not halloumi actualy it's anari a whey cheese which comes after halloumi. halloumi is salted and embedded with mint and placed in brine for a little over a month. after that it's ready to be used, nowadays of one finds a good cheesemaker they store them in the freezer.

From: Lorrie in Montreal

On Oct 26, 2008

Made for Every day is a holiday tag. We had this for lunch on pita bread....WOW...love the halloumi! No camera FT...its on the blink and only God knows when it will be fixed or I can afford a new one.

From: damienducks

On May 3, 2009

Just as good as I remember them being on the island! Thanks!

From: Chef #233624

On Sep 6, 2008

This is a great little sandwich. We ate ours on hoagie rolls and just loved it. I was a little skeptical at first with the ingrediants, but not to worry it is wonderful. It did take two grocery store trips to find the haloumi cheese but no big deal. I hollowed out the hoagie rolls just a little to make room for the layers and left off the olives. Loved it! Thanks for a great recipe.

From: Jen T

On Jun 12, 2009

A great sandwich for when you don't have or don't want meat. I made as listed and agree that using the lemon gives that extra zing Thanks for posting

From: Baby Kato

On May 24, 2009

Another winner from the French Tartlette. Wow, was this good. My new favorite sandwich. I love Halloumi. The combination of ingredients, makes this sandwich really special. I loved the crispy salty halloumi with the tart lemon and sweet onions and tomatoes mmmm. This is so wonderful. I can't wait to have it again today for my lunch. Many thanks dear FT for sharing this treat. Kudos....Kato