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Creamy labneh with roasted tomatoes
Creamy homemade labneh served with roasted tomatoes and crusty bread is the easy appetizer or light meal your summer dreams are made of.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 40 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 142 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Ingredients
For the Labneh
- 1 kg Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp lemon zest (1 medium lemon's worth)
For the roasted tomatoes
- 800 g (1½lbs) Baby tomatoes roughly chopped/halved
- 2 tbsp fresh basil
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix plain, Greek yogurt with salt. Line a sieve with muslin/cheesecloth then transfer the yogurt mixture to the cloth.
- Bring the sides together and tie with kitchen twine.
- Suspend the labneh from a rack set over a bowl ( I actually tied it to my kitchen faucet) and allow to strain for 3 hours.
- If you want a firmer cheese, leave it overnight in the fridge.
- Once strained, transfer the labneh to a bowl then season to taste with pepper and lemon zest.
- Wash the tomatoes then add to a large roasting dish. Drizzle over the vinegar and olive oil then season generously with salt and pepper.
- Add half of the basil leaves then place in the oven and allow to roast for 30-40 minutes or until the tomatoes are blistered, soft and have released their juices.
- Serve the roasted tomatoes and all of its juices over labneh with crusty bread.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
142kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
7mg
(2%)
Sodium
633mg
(26%)
Potassium
2mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
99IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
148mg
(15%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 142
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 142kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 633mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 2mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 99IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 148mg | 15% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.