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Halloumi and Cranberry Bites With Puff Pastry – Easy Recipe!

cranberry and halloumi

Halloumi and cranberry wrapped in a puff pastry – if there’s a better combination out there for pastries, we don’t want to know about it!

Halloumi and Cranberry

This recipe is simply awesome. It will go well on its own as a snack or as a starter or even better a party food especially at Christmas. You can’t really go wrong with the salty taste of halloumi but when you add in the sweet tangy cranberry sauce as well allied with a crispy on the outside but gooey on the inside puff pastry, all bets are off.

Ingredients

  • Puff Pastry Sheet – 1x Roll (320g)
  • Halloumi Cheese – 2x Packs
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Oregano (Dried)
  • 1 Tablespoon of Black Ground Pepper
  • 2 Tablespoon of Whole Cranberry Sauce
  • 2 Eggs Yolks

Method

  1. Pre-Heat oven to 180°C
  2. Slice halloumi cheese blocks into bite size chunks
  3. Place halloumi blocks into a bowl and mix with the oregano, black pepper and olive oil
  4. Unroll puff pastry sheet.
  5. Spread the cranberry sauce evenly onto the puff pastry sheet.
  6. Cut the puff pastry into even slices.
  7. Place 1x halloumi block 1x puff pastry slice and roll evenly around the halloumi. Repeat until you have used all the puff pastry.
  8. Place each roll onto a non-stick oven tray.
  9. Place in the oven for around 20 minutes or until golden brown and evenly cooked.
  10. Remove and let them cool down to a safe temperature before serving.
  11. ENJOY!

This recipe was inspired by one created by the brilliant MOBKITCHEN. Checkout this recipe of toasted bagel!

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What Goes Good On A Toasted Bagel? (7 Great ideas)

What goes good on a toasted bagel?
What Goes Good On A Toasted Bagel?

Quite possibly the only thing that beats a great toasted sliced bread sandwich is a toasted sliced bagel packed with the juiciest fillings you can rustle up from the kitchen. What goes good on a toasted bagel? Just about anything you want but we’re sharing our best toasted bagel fillings. We’ll discuss below all possible recipes and combinations that goes great with Bagel.

There are many reasons to like bagels. We especially like them for their versatility and help with breaking up the every day routine. Whether it’s for breakfast, lunch or as a snack, a good bagel combination can really hit the spot.

To elevate them even further we always prefer them toasted (take a look here for plenty of toasters with bagel settings). 

Bagels for dinner, lunch, breakfast or simply a snack – we have ideas to suit any time of day.

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What Goes Good On A Toasted Bagel?

1 – Bacon, Brie Cheese, Sautéed Mushrooms and Scrambled Eggs

bagel filling

The great thing (and there are many) about this combo is the fact you can eat it open or as a sandwich. The combination of bacon, Brie and sautéed mushrooms would be good enough for any sandwich but allied to toasted bagel and mixed in with scrambled eggs makes this our top pick for the sheer awesomeness in flavours. For a nice twist we like to add Mahi hot sauce into the mix as we’ve found it’s one heck of a sauce but you can just as easily use ketchup, mayo or keep it plain and simple.

Ingredients

Toasted bagel of your choice, bacon, brie cheese, sauteed mushrooms, scrambled eggs

2 – Tuna, Mayo and Sweetcorn

Tuna, mayonnaise, sweetcorn is a classic combination for a reason – it tastes delicious. But add a toasted bagel into the mix and suddenly a nice regular sandwich is upgraded to a great one. If you want to jazz things up even further feel free to throw some sliced avocado.

Ingredients

Toasted bagel of your choice, tuna, mayonnaise, sweetcorn, tomatoes and a spread (e.g. butter) of your choice.

3 – Cream Cheese and Smoked Salmon

Cream cheese and bagels go so well they almost need no introduction but if you’ve never tried it, this may be a good starting point. The addition of smoked salmon takes this combination to another level.

Ingredients

Toasted bagel of your choice, soft cream cheese, smoked salmon, ground black pepper

4 – Goats cheese and Smoked Salmon

This is a slight twist to the awesome recipe presented above. In addition to the stuff included in the last recipe here you mix in some goats cheese to your cream cheese to give it an extra layer of depth.

Ingredients

Toasted bagel of your choice, soft cream cheese, goats cheese, smoked salmon, ground black pepper, tomatoes

5 – Tomato, Avocado and Cheddar Cheese

This is a great option for vegetarians or if you’re simply not in the food for any meat or fish. The avocados and tomatoes give it a smooth tasty quality whilst the cheddar cheese brings a welcome kick to the texture. Add black olives for an even bolder taste.

Ingredients

Toasted bagel of your choice, avocado, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, black olives, black pepper

6 – Bacon and Cream Cheese

It had to be done. The simplicity of this combination is only surpassed by the sheer pleasure you derive from the taste. We personally like this even better with a glass of fresh juice (it may be the sweet and salty combination that makes taste so good). This makes a great breakfast bagel.

Ingredients

Toasted bagel of your choice, bacon, soft cream cheese

7 – Ham and Cheese

It’s difficult to talk about the best toasted bagel fillings without including this classic combination – simply because it’s so good. You can make the ham as colourful as you like (we like ours smoky) and feel free to experiment with your cheese selection. You couldn’t go wrong with a nice mature cheddar cheese.

Ingredients

Toasted bagel of your choice, ham, cheese, tomato, lettuce

8 – Simply Toasted

One of the best things about bagels is the fact you can enjoy them in so many different ways. Sometimes all you need is a sliced toasted bagel, your favourite butter and a cup of coffee.

Ingredients

Toasted bagel of your choice, butter/spread of your choice

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