Tag Archives: Labneh

Olives stuffed with cheese

Or how to eat olives and cheese in one bite! Pick a strong goat cheese to offset the pungent taste of the olives; get some pitted olives and a decorating bag with a tiny tube and you can get this fancy appetizer ready in no time! Photo taken from my aunt’s balcony in Adma, Lebanon. [...]
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Labneh and butternut squash sauce for pasta

  This is a very easy sauce to make. The contrast between the sweetness of the squash and the onions and the sour taste of labneh or yogurt is (in my mind) pleasant. The texture is rich and creamy, yet the sauce is light (especially if you make the labneh with fat-free Greek yogurt). INGREDIENTS: [...]
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Cauliflower cocktail

Sorry, I could not think of a better title. This is a cauliflower “cream” made with steamed (and still a bit crunchy) cauliflower and goat yogurt labneh. You can use  Greek yogurt with fine results (and goat cheese if you like the taste), just add a slice of bread to give the cream more body. [...]
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Labneh mousse with berries

Happy Fourth of July 2011! Enjoy a light and airy mousse made with labneh, either store-bought or homemade; with a medley of berries and a surprise shortbread cookie resting at the bottom of the glass on top of the raspberry sauce. INGREDIENTS: 4 servings 6 ounces of labneh (about 1 cup or 170 g.) Click here [...]
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Carrot burger

  This dish is inspired by an idea from a French-Armenian chef I admire, Sonia Ezgulian. She made the carrot burger and in the middle, shaped a patty with a cooked chicken breast mixed with fromage blanc; I made patties with kafta instead and served it with extra lemon (on the carrots) and dilled labneh [...]
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