Traditional Cyprus Sandwich

Ingredients

• 1

  1 pita bread or 1 hoagie roll
• 4

  slices halloumi cheese
• 1

  tablespoon olive oil
• ¹⁄₄

  onion, peeled and sliced
• ¹⁄₂

  large fresh tomato, sliced
• ¹⁄₄

  fresh lemon
• fresh oregano leaves (Rigoni leaves)
• lettuce leaf, to serve
• black olives, to serve

• DIRECTIONS

  • Put 2 teaspoons of the olive oil into a frying pan and cook the onions over a medium heat until soft and slightly coloured, set aside.
  • Put the remaining 1 teaspoon of oil into the frying pan and fry the halloumi slices over a medium to high heat on both sides, until golden brown and crispy around the edges.
  • Cut the roll in half, and place the halloumi slices on one half and then squeeze the lemon juice over the cooked cheese slices. Sprinkle a few oregano leaves over the cheese before adding the sliced tomatoes and cooked onions.
  • Place the other half of the roll on top of the cheese and the filling. Gently press the two halves together.
  • Put the filled roll into a pre-heated griddle, Panini, George Foreman or sandwich grill for about 2 minutes, or until the bread roll is crisp and golden brown.
  • Serve immediately with fresh lettuce leaves and a handful of black olives