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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Frozen Sweet Labneh with Vanilla, Lemon & Blueberries

I guess we are never really ready for extreme temperatures, especially here in Romania. When it's cold, we moan it's unbearably cold, when it's hot, we ceaselessly complain about the heat. Though I am fine under the a/c 24/7 with either a glass of Saudi Champagne or frozen strained yoghurt aka labneh. :)

Some of my readers might know that I have a passion for strained full-fat yoghurt  and a quick search on this blog can unearth some amazing Middle Eastern dishes and  fusion combinations: savoury labneh, sweet labneh, labneh cheesecake with lime leaves etc


If labneh comes in endless delicious combinations, I thought to myself why not try my hand at frozen yoghurt with a touch of Middle East?

This is my version of frozen yoghurt, Middle Eastern style. :)


 Frozen Labneh with Vanilla, Lemon and Blueberries

                                                                
 900 gr of 7 % fat yoghurt      
                                                                 
100 gr double cream     
                                                                  
4 tbs of honey

200 gr of fresh blueberries coated in sugar (aprox 2 tbs)

lemon rind

2 tsp of vanilla extract
     

Method

Strain the yoghurt for 20 minutes and mix it with double cream, honey, vanilla extract and lemon rind. 

Cover the blueberries in sugar and leave them for 5 minutes to soak in all the sugar. 

The easiest part is when you pour the blueberries over the labneh mix and whisk lightly. Place in a container and freeze for 2-3 hours at -28 degrees C.
I plan on buying an ice-cream machine but until then freezing my labneh does the trick! :)


All I have to add is that it's mouth-watering and mind-blowing. The secret ingredient must be the lemon rind which imparts a delicate flavour and pairs perfectly with the blueberries and yoghurt. 
xoxo

17 comments:

  1. Dear Senka, thank you very much for dropping by and leaving a comment. I will definitely join all dishes.co.uk :)Thank you for the invitation. It's always great to discover new foodblogs. All the best, Yolanda

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  2. Yolanda, have not heard from you in a while; hope everything is OK. Love your labneh frozen, I tried something similar and was pleased too with the results.

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  3. I like your post very much i had nice time while reading your post

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  4. Your article is very helpful thank you very much for sharing .

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  5. Looks delicious and yummy.. and the pics are simply amazing on ur blog

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  6. Love berries and this looks yummy..Excited to try it ;)

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  7. See nutritional facts, and prices of frozen blueberries from grocery stores at http://healthygrocery.blogspot.com

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  8. Wow...yoghurt, blueberries, honey, vanilla and lemon rind..altogether you made a perfect cool recipe.

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  9. wow..great post and yummy recipe.
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