Pan-Fried Saganaki with Honey-Walnut Dressing
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — Sohla El-Waylly, Saganaki With Walnut Vinaigrette (Greek Pan-Fried Cheese).
A saganaki with walnut vinaigrette (greek pan-fried cheese) recipe for 4 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
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Mix. For the Walnut Vinaigrette: In a little saucepan, toast walnuts in olive oil over a mid-sized flame till nuts are golden brown and aromatic, around 4 minutes. Mix in honey and simmer till foamy, around 1 minute. Finish with lemon juice and parsley and keep to one side. For the Cheese: In a little cast iron skillet, heat neutral oil over a high flame till smoking, around 3 minutes. Add cheese and fry till a deep gold, around 2 minutes, next flip, using a slotted offset spatula, in order to fry the other side. Take out off heat, leaving cheese in the pan. To Flambé (if-you-like): Pour alcohol into a little pot and warm over a mid-sized flame till steaming, around 1 minute. Turn off heat plus, using a stick lighter (see note), with care light the fumes off the alcohol. Promptly tip the flaming alcohol over the cheese. (Use caution, as this fat in the pan will ignite in one glorious display.) Tip walnut vinaigrette on top to set out the flames. Eat at once alongside crusty bread or crackers. Without Flambéing: Tip walnut vinaigrette directly over fried cheese. Eat at once alongside crusty bread or crackers.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
EU nutrition claims
- Source of protein: 4.3 g protein per 100 kcal, about 17% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
Per serving, from the nutrition table. Condition from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
6.2 g per serving
12.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 24.8 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 268 kcal |
| Protein | 11.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 7.4 g |
| of which sugars | 6.5 g |
| of which free sugars | 6.2 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| of which saturates | 7.7 g |
| Fibre | 0.5 g |
| Salt | 0.63 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
4.3 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
