Greek cuisine · Salads & Mezze

Manouri me Meli

Mild manouri fresh cheese in slices, drizzled with thyme honey and sprinkled with toasted sesame.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 300 g manouri (or ricotta salata)
• 4 tbsp thyme honey
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 50 g walnuts
• 1 organic lemon (zest)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• a few mint leaves

Instructions

1. Take the manouri out of the fridge 20 min. before serving and cut into slices about 1.5 cm thick.
2. Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan over medium heat for 2–3 min. until fragrant and golden, then tip out onto a plate immediately.
3. Toast the walnuts in the same pan for 3 min., let cool and roughly chop.
4. Gently warm the thyme honey with 1 tbsp water in a small pot until runny — do not let it boil or it will lose its aroma.
5. Arrange the cheese slices on a flat platter and pour the warm honey evenly over them.
6. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, walnuts, grated lemon zest and cinnamon, garnish with mint leaves and serve immediately.