Peeled shallot and cumin for cheese (8)
I believe the answer is:
halloumi
'cheese' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'peeled shallot and cumin' is the wordplay.
'peeled' indicates the central letters (outer letters are peeled off).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'cumin' becomes 'umi' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The middle of 'shallot' is 'hallo'.
'hallo'+'umi'='HALLOUMI'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for halloumi that I've seen before include "Cheese from Cyprus" , "Cypriot goat's or sheep's milk cheese" , "Greek dish of fried goat's cheese" , "Traditional Cypriot cheese" .)