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a dish of spiced cherry tomatoes on labneh

Labneh with Confit Tomatoes and Garlic

Fatimah
Turn your ordinary morning meals into extraordinary brunch with Labneh, cherry tomatoes, and roasted garlic - it's a taste explosion in every bite! Spicy, creamy, and bursting with flavor, this dish is brunch goals on a plate!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dip
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Servings 4
Calories 121 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 10 ounces cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cup labneh
  • 5 large garlic cloves
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
  • 2 tablespoons shatta or more to taste
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon sumac
  • 1 tablespoon chopped mint
  • Toasted pine nuts for topping

Instructions
 

  • Add the tomatoes to a baking dish.
  • Sprinkle in the salt, black pepper, sumac, olive oil, and pomegranate molasses, followed by the shatta (spicy Middle Eastern sambal olek.)
  • Add the garlic and mix everything together well.
  • Bake at 425℉ uncovered for 20 minutes, or until the tomatoes are soft and mushy.
  • In a serving platter, spread the labneh evenly. Optionally, grate in 1 garlic clove and mix it with the labaneh.
  • Top it with the baked cherry tomatoes and garlic.
  • Drizzle it with the tomato liquid, and for that perfect finishing touch, add some toasted pine nuts, chopped fresh mint, and a sprinkle of sumac.

Notes

  • Use fresh, high-quality ingredients, especially for the labneh and cherry tomatoes, as they will significantly impact the final taste.
  • If your labneh is too runny, strain it through a cheesecloth or paper towel in a fine-mesh sieve for a thicker consistency.
  • Roast the garlic cloves until they are soft and slightly caramelized, as this will mellow their flavor and add sweetness to the dish.
  • If you can't find pomegranate molasses, you can make a substitute by reducing pomegranate juice with a bit of sugar and lemon juice.

Nutrition

Calories: 121kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 6gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 317mgPotassium: 243mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 350IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 1mg
Keyword confit tomatoes, labneh dip, labneh with garlic, middle eastern appetizer, Middle Eastern tomato confit
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