Name: Yogurt Cheese Canapés (Labni Canapé (leb-nee cana-pey))
Yield: 2 dozen
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients: Paprika; 24 small fresh mint leaves; 12 small Spanish manzanilla olives, cut in half widthwise; ½ cup yogurt cheese; 1 small baguette (About a 12-inch baguette); 1 firm cucumber; Yogurt cheese (labni). You can prepare it fresh, or buy it at a specialty market or online.

Preparation info

2 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Lebanese Cuisine

By Kamal Al-Faqih

Published 2009

About

These tasty canapés are so easy to prepare and are the perfect choice with cocktails or as a tray-passed hors d’oeuvre. The flavor of the fresh mint complements the tangy bite of the olives, and the cool yogurt cheese is so refreshing with the crisp cucumber.

Ingredients

Specialty Ingredients

Yogurt cheese (labni). You can prepare it fresh, or buy it at a specialty market or online.

Method

Prepare Ahead

You can prepare the individual items a day in advance. Cover and refrigerate separately. You can assemble them up to 3 hours in advance. Refrigerate covered.