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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 batch 153g Recipe makes 1 batch) The following items or measurements are not included below: Greek yogurt
Calories 595
Calories from Fat 584		(98%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 65.0g	99%
	Saturated Fat 9.0g	45%
	Monounsaturated Fat 47.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 6.9g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 6985mg		291%
Potassium 172mg		4%
Total Carbohydrate 6.3g		2%
	Dietary Fiber 1.9g	7%
	Sugars 1.1g
Protein 1.0g		2%
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Labna (Yoghurt cheese)

Recipe #84288 | 2 days | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: Missy Wombat
Feb 18, 2004

The Labna is ready to eat immediately, but improves after a couple of days. The oil which surrounds the Labna can be used later in dressings, bread doughs etc.

1 batch (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 kg Greek yogurt
75 ml extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon salt
1 lemon, juice and rind of, grated
1 tablespoon chopped thyme
4 tablespoons chopped mint

Directions

1
Mix all ingredients together well.
2
Pour into a colander lined with muslin.
3
Tie the muslin to form a bag.
4
Hang the yoghurt mixture for 2 days, placing a pot or bowl underneath to catch the liquid.
5
After the 2 days, remove the Labna from the muslin, roll into walnut sized balls.
6
Place in a large jar, then cover with a light olive oil.

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Featured Reviews for This Recipe

From: OhMyStars!

On Sep 5, 2004

I couldn't find any Greek yogurt within many, many miles, so I decided to make my own (I will post the recipe) and in the meantime, just use regular yogurt in the hopes it would be close enough. I made a third of the recipe since I needed to reserve 1 cup of the yogurt for a starter in the other experiment but still had most of a quart of the mixture before I hung it to set. BOY, was I amazed at how much it shrunk in the process! My final yield was closer to 8 ounces of fragrant, tasty cheese balls. I'm working on the "made" batch now, and will see if there is a significant difference. I also think I may stir in some finely chopped sun- dried tomatoes or other things into some portions to try. This was terrific and I thank you for sharing!

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