Recipe: Drained Yogurt with Za’tar

From the Vitality Food Feature ‘The Tart Taste of Sumac‘.

This dish is excellent as a dip or a spread on toast.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound well drained yogurt (yogurt placed in a cotton bag and hung over a pot or sink for 48 hours), or cream cheese
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp za’tar

1) Spread drained yogurt or cream cheese evenly in a serving dish, then sprinkle the olive oil over the top.

2) Sprinkle the za’tar over the olive oil and serve.

Habeeb Salloum’s articles have been published in the Toronto Star, Backwoods Home Magazine, Forever Young Information Magazine, and Vegetarian Journal, among others. His most recent book Asian Cooking Made Simple – A Culinary Journey Along the Silk Road and Beyond is available at amazon at: https://tinyurl.com/zk3ueyv

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