Seasoned Labneh Balls in Olive Oil

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Preparation info
  • For Approximately

    25

    balls
    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Yvette van Boven

Published 2011

  • About

This is a variation on the recipe for spreadable labneh.

If you leave the yoghurt to hang longer, the labneh becomes drier and you can roll it into balls.

Ingredients

  • 2 litres (8 cups) preferably Greek or Turkish yoghurt, but any regular whole (full-fat) yoghurt will do

Method

Mix the salt, pepper and garlic through the yoghurt. Place a clean dish towel on a colander or strainer and pour in the seasoned yoghurt. Cover with plastic wrap and put in a cool place, or pull the corners together and tie the dish towel with a thick elastic band or string as tightly as possible around the yoghurt, thus increasing the pressure.

Make a loop in the string and hang the fi