Labneh Recipe - Recipe for Labneh

Easy recipe for labneh. Learn how to make the best labneh dip by rolling yogurt into golf-sized balls. Yogurt cheese balls are usually served as part of a Middle Eastern mezze platter.

Ingredients - Makes 15-20

• 1.5kg thick Greek yoghurt
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 sprigs rosemary
• 2 sprigs oregano
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 cups (500ml) extra virgin olive oil, preferably Greek

Method

1. Place yoghurt in a bowl with 2 teaspoons sea salt and stir to combine. Lay muslin on a workbench, place yogurt in center, then gather up muslin sides and tie with string. Suspend the ball over a bowl - we found the best way to do this was to tie the ball to a wooden spoon, then rest the spoon on the top of a bowl, allowing the ball to hang down. Leave to drain in the fridge for 3 days. Discard the whey that has drained out, remove yogurt to a bowl and discard muslin.
2. Roll yogurt into golf-sized balls, lay on a baking tray and refrigerate for 3 hours to dry out. Place in a sterilised preserving jar with herbs and garlic, cover with oil and seal. Leave to marinate for 24 hours. Keep for up to 1 week.

Notes & tips
These delicious little yogurt cheese balls are usually served as part of a Middle Eastern mezze platter with dips, marinated vegetables and warm pita bread. You will need a double thickness of butter muslin*.

* Butter muslin is available from kitchenware and haberdashery stores.

Source
delicious. - November 2003, Page 142
Recipe by Valli Little

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