CHERRY TOMATO BASIL LABNEH DIP

Posted on: May 28, 2020. Updated on: July 12, 2023.

by Carolina Gelen

INGREDIENTS (4-6 servings)

  • 1 to 2 cups labneh (can be substituted with full fat Greek yogurt, sour cream, whipped feta or mascarpone with a little bit of lemon juice)
    • click here for more instructions on how to easily make labneh at home
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • a bunch of fresh basil
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes (about 200 grams)
  • 1/2 tablespoon za’atar
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic glaze
  • freshly cracked pepper
  • salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1

Cut the cherry tomatoes in halves or thirds. Add them to a bowl, toss some of the fresh basil leves in there, drizzle the olive oil on them, sprinkle some salt, pepper and za’atar on them.

Step 2

Add dollops of labneh on the serving plate, creating swirls in the middle of it with a spoon.

Step 3

Place the chopped tomatoes in the middle of the labneh and drizzle the the balsamic glaze around it. Serve with hot pita bread, focaccia or crackers.

CHERRY TOMATO BASIL LABNEH DIP

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Ingredients

  • 1 to 2 cups labneh (can be substituted with full fat Greek yogurt, sour cream, whipped feta or mascarpone with a little bit of lemon juice)
    • click here for more instructions on how to easily make labneh at home
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • a bunch of fresh basil
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes (about 200 grams)
  • 1/2 tablespoon za’atar
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic glaze
  • freshly cracked pepper
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Cut the cherry tomatoes in halves or thirds. Add them to a bowl, toss some of the fresh basil leves in there, drizzle the olive oil on them, sprinkle some salt, pepper and za’atar on them.
  2. Add dollops of labneh on the serving plate, creating swirls in the middle of it with a spoon.

  3. Place the chopped tomatoes in the middle of the labneh and drizzle the the balsamic glaze around it. Serve with hot pita bread, focaccia or crackers.

Carolina Gelen

You may have seen my work on TV, Food Network, NYT Cooking, Food52 and more. I make recipes more fun and accessible for home cooks. I immigrated to the US from Transylvania, Romania—where I lived most of my life—in 2021 to pursue my passion for cooking full-time. Here you’ll find a collection of approachable recipes, from weeknight dinners to desserts, you’ll come back to over and over again. Some of my most popular recipes include my chicken paprikash, orange chicken roast with fennel and shallots or butter beans all vodka. Some recipes are inspired by my Romanian-Hungarian upbringing, and most definitely all come with that Transylvanian resourcefulness! I love a good thrift, so make sure to catch my thrift hauls every Sunday on my Instagram!

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