Lebanese Labne and Vegetables Sandwich

Labne and Vegetable Sandwich

Labne or Lebnah, Labneh, Labni (Strained yogurt) and vegetable sandwich, is a delicious Lebanese sandwich that is quick to make (less than 5 minutes).

Labne which is made by draining whey from plain yogurt in a thick cotton cloth (overnight) has a distinctive sour taste like yogurt and it looks like white cheese.

It is spread (like cheese) on a pita bread or saj bread then different vegetables such as sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, black olives, olive oil and dried mint are added on top of it.

Lebanese Labne and Vegetable Sandwich on Saj Bread

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Fatoush Lebanese Salad

Fatoush Lebanese Salad Recipe

Fatoush also spelled fattush or Fattoush is a delicious Lebanese salad recipes made from an assorted ingredient of greens and vegetables that are added to toasted or fried pita bread pieces (Arabic bread). Fatoush is prepared by Lebanese cooks and most people in the east Mediterranean use leftover pita bread as a base.

To make fatoush, cooks use seasonal produce mixed with different vegetables and herbs according to taste, while making use of pitas that are more than a couple of days old. The vegetables and greens are cut into pieces larger than tabouli (image of Tabouli) which consists of finely chopped ingredients. Sumac has a distinctive taste that is usually used to give fatoush its sour taste. (It takes 10-15 minutes to prepare).

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