Crumbed Haloumi with Cranberry Sauce

This is a delicious starter to any meal, and makes for a nice snack as well when you are feeling like indulging. Not quite finger food, as the cheese can tend to break when dipping it into the sauce - best to eat it with a fork and knife. Really yummy and definitely a flavour combination I love!

I made the cranberry sauce using my Thermomix but you can do so on the stove top or even cheat and buy some ready made cranberry sauce.

Crumbed Haloumi with Cranberry Sauce

Makes approx. 16 pieces

Cranberry Sauce

100g dried cranberries

10g caster sugar

85g water

Crumbed Haloumi

180g block of Haloumi cheese

1-1.5 cups of breadcrumbs

Salt and pepper to taste

1-2 eggs

Oil

1. To make the sauce, combine cranberries, sugar and water in Thermomix and cook for 8 minutes/100degrees/speed 2. Scrape down sides.

2. Mix for 10 seconds/speed 6. If you feel it needs more water, you can add some more and cook again for 1 minute/100 degrees/speed 2. When happy with consistency, set aside to cool.

3. Beat eggs in one bowl and set aside.

4. Pour breadcrumbs into another bowl and season lightly with salt and pepper.

5. Slice Haloumi into approximately half centimetre pieces.

6. Dip Haloumi pieces into egg and then into breadcrumbs to coat.

7. On medium heat, shallow fry Haloumi pieces until a light golden brown in colour.