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Labneh
Strained yogurt cheese: the Lebanese breakfast spread that needs nothing but olive oil and time.
10
Prep Time
0
Cook Time
6
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
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1Stir the salt into the yogurt.
2Line a sieve with cheesecloth over a bowl and pour in the yogurt.
3Fold the cloth over and refrigerate 24-48 hours to drain.
4The longer it drains, the firmer the labneh: 24 h is spreadable, 48 h is rollable into balls.
5Serve spread on a plate with a groove filled with olive oil, dusted with dried mint.
Chef's Tip
- Straining, not cooking, is what makes labneh: the whey drains and the solids turn spreadable.
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- Salt added before draining seasons through and speeds the whey release.
- Full-fat yogurt is required — low fat drains into chalk.
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