Pizza Rolls

Pizza Rolls

2 x 400g puff pastry rolls, thawed
400ml tomato sauce for pizza
400g sandwich ham, sliced into squares
200g salami, sliced
200g green olives, halved
a handful of basil leaves
500g mozzarella cheese, grated
egg-wash: 1 egg yolk + 15ml water, whisked together

Preheat your oven to 200℃ and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
Unroll both the puff pastry rolls and place one horizontally in front of you on a work surface.
Brush a 2cm wide strip at the top of the pastry with water and overlay the other pastry roll so that the two overlap. Press the overlapping sections together.
Spread the tomato sauce over the entire pastry.
Scatter the ham, salami and olives evenly over the tomato sauce.
Arrange the basil leaves across the surface and top the entire pizza with the grated cheese.
Now lift the edge of the pastry closest to you and start rolling it up into a roll. Work lightly as you do not want to tear the pastry.
Slice the roll into 4cm thick slices and then lay the slices flat (cut-side down) on the baking sheet.
Brush the top and sides of the rolls with the egg-wash.
Bake the pizza rolls for 25 minutes until oozy and golden.
Serve immediately.

Pan-Fried Halloumi

Pan-Fried Halloumi

Halloumi cheese, cut into 0,5cm slices
vegetable oil

Dressing:
2 red chillies, very finely chopped
20ml parsley, very finely chopped
15ml lemon juice
30ml olive oil
a pinch of salt

Add all the ingredients for the dressing to a small bowl and stir together. Put aside.

Place a heavy frying pan on medium to high heat and wait for it to become hot.
Add about a teaspoon of oil to the pan and give it a swirl.
Now lay the halloumi slices down in the pan without them touching.
Fry for about one and a half minutes before flipping and frying the other side. Do not move the cheese around when frying as you will lose the caramelisation and beautiful golden crust!
Keep going until all the cheese is fried.
Place the halloumi on a serving dish and spoon over the dressing while still hot.
Serve immediately.