Homemade Fresh Cheese (Labneh)

Name: Homemade Fresh Cheese (Labneh)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 0.5 dl plain yoghurt or greek/turkish yoghurt; 0.25 tsp salt; 2 tbsp chopped fresh herbs (e.g. chives, parsley, dill or chervil); 0.25 tsp ground pepper

1 hr 5 min

2 portions

vegetarian easy healthy

Plan this

Four ingredients, zero cooking — just yoghurt draining overnight in the fridge. The longer you leave it, the firmer it gets.

Instructions

1
Line a colander with a coffee filter or a fine cloth, then set it over a bowl. Pour in the yoghurt, then put the whole thing in the fridge. Let it drain for at least 1 hour — the longer it sits, the more whey drips out and the firmer your cheese will be.
2
Once it's reached the texture you're after, season with a little salt. Serve it just like that, or finish with a sprinkle of ground pepper and chopped fresh herbs.