Browsing various French-language sites, I found the recipe for labneh yogurt cheese, also called labneh or laban, prepared with YOGURT made from cow’s milk.
After a little research, I read that it is also prepared with soy yogurt and is a typical Middle Eastern food, especially in Palestine and Lebanon, where it is one of the most common creamy APPETIZERS in the country.
I also read that LABNEH YOGURT CHEESE is also prepared in a sweet version by adding honey to the labneh cheese once made.
Personally, I was eager to taste it savory and I prepared some
spices (paprika, turmeric, and freshly ground black pepper) to enjoy it with bread.
The ideal would be PITA BREAD, but I was satisfied with the bread from my dear baker Lollo and wasn’t disappointed.
Middle Eastern spreadable yogurt cheese LABNEH is extremely creamy and delicate, a mousse-like cream perfect for MIXED APPETIZERS, also excellent when mixed with just olive oil and fine salt! It’s very important to have a fine gauze like the sterile ones commonly used for less appetizing purposes to make the LABNEH CHEESE at home…
HOW TO SERVE LABNEH (yogurt cheese): Creative ideas and pairings
• As an appetizer; serve in a bowl dressed with extra virgin olive oil, a pinch of za’atar, oregano or paprika with flatbread, pita, or croutons
• As a dip or spread: delicious on toasted bread, crackers, or as a thin layer base for canapés
• In a sweet version: with an addition of honey, nuts, fresh fruit for breakfast and/or snack
• To accompany vegetables: goes great with carrot sticks, cucumbers, and pepper strips
• With ethnic dishes: for example, with falafel, with couscous as done in the Middle East.
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LABNEH YOGURT CHEESE
The kitchen of ASI
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 6 Hours
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for LABNEH YOGURT CHEESE RECIPE
- 2 cups yogurt
- as needed sterile gauze (or tightly woven fabric)
- as needed paprika
- as needed black pepper
- as needed turmeric
- as needed Extra virgin olive oil
- as needed Fine salt
TOOLS FOR LABNEH YOGURT CHEESE RECIPE
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- Sieve
- Gauze
- Bowl
- Spatula
Preparation for LABNEH YOGURT CHEESE RECIPE
To prepare homemade labneh yogurt cheese, start by lining a sieve with sterile gauze. Pour in the YOGURT and forget about it for 6-8 hours.
As time passes, the YOGURT will lose its whey and become extremely creamy.
After the time has passed, carefully remove it from the gauze and place it in a bowl; mix it with good quality extra virgin olive oil and fine salt.
As I mentioned above, add the spices you prefer to the YOGURT now!
I added paprika, black pepper, and turmeric; then with some UNSALTED BREAD BITS, enjoy it… Bon appétit with the labneh yogurt cheese easily made at home!
Annalisa
Tips and Notes
This APPETIZER is typical of Middle Eastern cuisine, which spans a vast area between Asia and Africa and is heavily influenced by social customs and religious observance.
LABNEH CHEESE is considered an appetizer, a meze, and is traditionally eaten with hands using bread.
As a spice to accompany LABNEH YOGURT CHEESE, you can add the already indicated ones, sesame seeds, chives, etc.
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