Garden Wraps

Name: Garden Wraps (Arous Jneini (a-roos jnay-nee))
Yield: 2 Wraps
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 12 slices cucumber (¼-inch rounds); 24 Moroccan olives (pitted) or Kalamata olives (pitted); 20 fresh mint leaves; ½ cup diced tomato (½ inch); ½ cup yogurt cheese (labni); 2 large fresh pita breads (10 to 12 inches diameter); Yogurt cheese (labni); you can prepare it fresh or find it at specialty markets or online.

Arous Jneini (a-roos jnay-nee)

Preparation info

2
Wraps

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Lebanese Cuisine

By Kamal Al-Faqih

Published 2009

About

The literal translation of arous is “bride” and jneini is “garden.” Long ago in various villages, they did not like the bride to appear too thin, so they would wrap her in layers to make her appear full and robust. That is exactly what these delicious pita wrap sandwiches are; they are full and robust. Fresh pita bread is wrapped around layers of yogurt cheese, crisp vegetables, olives, and fresh mint. Be sure to use very fresh pita breads, so they are soft and pliable.