Labneh With Hot Honey and Figs is the perfect balance of savory and sweet. This dish requires no actual cooking and is so dang easy to throw together.
To make Labneh With Hot Honey and Figs, you will need the following: labneh (click HERE for my recipe), honey, extra-virgin olive oil, and figs (or another seasonal fruit like pears or apples).
I use a habanero Extra-Virgin Olive Oil from Stonehouse California because I like a little heat, but feel free to use whatever kind you like. If you like a bit of heat but don’t have a spicy extra-virgin olive oil on hand, you can infuse the honey with red chili flakes. Simply heat the honey in a small saucepan with a pinch of red chili flakes (amount varying based on desired heat level), and allow it to simmer on medium heat for 5 minutes. Easy peasy.
Store bought labneh works like a charm in this recipe but making your own is simple and requires just 1 ingredient. Click the link below to jump to my labneh recipe.
Labneh Recipe
I like to serve this with warm lightly toasted bread, mild olives and seasonal fruit.
Labneh with Hot Honey and Figs
Equipment
- 1 shallow plate for serving
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Labneh room temperature; homemade or storebought
- ¼ cup honey warmed in the microwave or saucepan
- 2 tbsp habanero extra-virgin olive oil I use Stonehouse Olive Oil
- 2 figs quartered
Instructions
- Place the room temperature labneh into the center of a plate or shallow bowl. Using a spoon, slowly start to work your way outwards in a circle. It's easier for me to spin the plate as opposed to twisting my wrist, but do what feels natural for you. Once the surface of the plate is covered in labneh, I like to play around a bit. Starting at the outer edges, I slowly work my way back to the middle as I spin the plate, until ridges have formed and the labneh has texture. This is important because I want the honey and olive oil to fall into little pockets, to create their own design and pops of color. If you don't do this, you'll end up with a flat layer of honey and olive oil on top of labneh. It will still taste great, but won't look as appealing!
- Arrange the quarted figs in the centre of the labneh,
- Heat the honey for 20 seconds in the microwave or in a saucepan over medium heat. Once hot, slowly pour over labneh. I prefer to use a large spoon and drizzle in a circular motion.
- Finish by drizzling habanero extra-virgin-olive oil over the labneh, hot honey and figs. Serve immediately!
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