Air fryer halloumi bites with lemon mint yoghurt

Name: Air fryer halloumi bites with lemon mint yoghurt
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 450g vegetarian halloumi, cut into fingers about 1cm thick; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp dried oregano; 150g 0% fat Greek yoghurt; 1 lemon, zest and juice; 2 tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, crushed

Golden halloumi fingers, squeaky inside and crisp outside, with a cool lemon and mint dip.

Time20 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.79 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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450 gvegetarian halloumicut into fingers about 1cm thick
1 tbspolive oil
1 tspdried oregano
150 g0% fat Greek yoghurt
1lemonzest and juice
2 tbspfresh mintfinely chopped
1garlic clovecrushed

Method

1
Pat the halloumi dry with kitchen paper. Toss with the oil and oregano. No salt is needed.
2
Heat the air fryer to 200C for 3 minutes.
3
Lay the fingers in the basket in a single layer, with a little space between each. Cook for 7 to 9 minutes, turning once, until golden brown and crisp at the edges.
8 min
4
Meanwhile stir the yoghurt, lemon zest and juice, mint and garlic together in a small bowl.
5
Serve the halloumi hot, as it goes firm when it cools, with the dip.

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