Archive · 8 Nov 2025
Halloumi with Black Seed Honey Recipe
This is a recipe for a tasty halloumi cheese dish.
First, you make a special honey sauce by mixing honey with spices like coriander, nigella seeds, peppercorns, and chili flakes.
You also toast the spices to make them smell good.
Then, you cook the halloumi cheese until it's golden brown.
You put the cooked halloumi in the oven for a little while.
Finally, you put the special honey sauce on the halloumi and add some lemon zest and salt.
The extra honey sauce can be saved to eat with cheese later!
Recipe developed by Chef Marc Summers after approximately 16 attempts.
The black seed honey dressing can be stored for up to three months and is also good with cheese.
Ingredients include halloumi, honey, coriander seeds, nigella seeds, black peppercorns, urfa chilli flakes, lemon juice, and sea salt.
The method involves toasting and grinding spices, combining them with honey, frying and baking the halloumi, and dressing it with the honey mixture.
The dish is served with lemon zest and sea salt.
- Who
- Chef Marc Summers
- What
- Recipe for Halloumi with Black Seed Honey
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Not specified
- Why
- To create a delicious halloumi dish with a spiced honey dressing
- Servings
- 2-3
- Prep time
- Varies (16 attempts before recipe satisfaction)
- Cook time
- 15 minutes (oven)
- Dressing storage
- Up to three months in a sealed jar in the fridge
- Dressing uses
- Delicious with a cheeseboard