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Labneh with Cherry Tomato Confit
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Labneh with Cherry Tomato Confit

Creamy labneh with slow-baked cherry tomato confit — a light, rich Mediterranean starter or lunch.

⏱ 55 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Roasted Vegetables

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F).
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  2. 2
    In a bowl, toss the vegetables with the olive oil, sugar, garlic, oregano, salt and black pepper.
    Bowl
  3. 3
    Spread on a baking sheet in a single layer, without crowding.
    Baking pan
  4. 4
    Roast the vegetables in a hot oven (160°C / 320°F) 45 minutes, until the tomatoes are shriveled and caramelized.
    ⚙ Oven roastingOvenBaking pan
    💡Give it room in the pan: crowded vegetables steam instead of browning.

To assemble

  1. 5
    Spread the labneh in a bowl and make a deep well in it.
    Bowl
  2. 6
    Lay the tomatoes and garlic cloves on the labneh.
    💡Cold labneh and hot vegetables: assemble the plate just before serving so the labneh doesn't melt under the vegetables.
  3. 7
    Drizzle some of the oil from the pan over the top and scatter the chili pepper.
  4. 8
    Serve with the pitas.
526calories
15 gprotein
55 gcarbs
27 gfat
● protein 11%● carbs 42%● fat 47%

Per serving (289 g), of 4 servings

For the Roasted Vegetables · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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