Best 2 Beet Dip With Labneh Recipes

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BEET DIP WITH LABNEH



Beet Dip With Labneh image

This recipe for a delicious raw beet dip comes from Botanica, a vegetable-focused restaurant in Los Angeles run by Emily Fiffer and Heather Sperling. The recipe is easy - throw everything into the blender raw - though it requires a little time for the blades to break down the beets with walnuts, olive oil and a few other aromatics. Fiffer and Sperling cleverly adapted the dip from muhammara, the Middle Eastern spread made from red peppers. Using beets creates another dish altogether, but one that tastes bright, sweet and earthy. Serve it with a dollop of labneh, as well as warm pita and quartered Persian cucumbers for dipping, and generously drizzle everything with olive oil and crunchy salt.

Provided by Tejal Rao

Categories     easy, quick, snack, dips and spreads, appetizer, side dish

Time 10m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 medium beet or 1 bunch small beets (about 1/2 pound), peeled and roughly chopped
1 cup whole walnuts, toasted, plus chopped walnuts for garnish
1 lemon, juiced, plus additional, for zesting and juicing
1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
1 teaspoon chile flakes, such as Urfa
1 garlic clove, peeled
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup labneh, for serving
Torn pita, for serving
3 Persian cucumbers, quartered, for serving

Steps:

  • Put the beets, whole walnuts, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, chile flakes, garlic and salt into a food processor or blender. Purée on high until beets and nuts are finely chopped. Scrape down the sides, and blend again, until the mixture gets slightly smoother. Add the olive oil, and blend again, scraping down the sides, until mixture forms a coarse purée. Taste, and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper and additional lemon juice, if desired.
  • Spoon labneh into a bowl, smoothing it, then heap the beet dip on top. Top with a generous drizzle of olive oil and chopped walnuts; grate some lemon zest on top. Serve with pita and cucumbers for dipping.

LABNEH DIP WITH SIZZLED SCALLIONS AND CHILE



Labneh Dip With Sizzled Scallions and Chile image

In this very high-brow version of ranch dressing, adapted from "Nothing Fancy" by Alison Roman (Clarkson Potter, 2019), scalliony chile oil gets sizzled with cilantro stems (or chives) and swirled into thick, lemony labneh. If you can find green garlic, which tends to be hyperseasonal, use that or even ramps in place of the scallions. Serve with raw vegetables for dipping, as a spread with crackers or flatbread, or alongside roasted lamb or vegetables.

Provided by Alison Roman

Categories     quick, snack, dips and spreads, appetizer

Time 15m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/3 cup olive oil
4 scallions (or green garlic), white and light green parts, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro (leaves and tender stems) or chives, plus more for garnish
Flaky sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 cups labneh, full-fat Greek yogurt or sour cream
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil, scallions, red-pepper flakes and cilantro in a small pot over medium-low heat. Cook, swirling occasionally, until the scallions and red-pepper flakes start to visually and audibly sizzle and frizzle and turn the oil a bright, fiery orange. Remove from the heat, and let cool enough to taste without burning your mouth, then season with salt and pepper.
  • Combine the labneh and lemon juice in a medium bowl, and season with salt and pepper. Spoon into a bowl and swirl in the sizzled scallion mixture. Top with extra cilantro, if you like.

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