Cucumber cups with labneh, walnuts, sumac, and fresh mint

Appetizer

Minty Labneh Cucumber Cups

Cool cucumber cups filled with lemony labneh, toasted walnuts, sumac, and fresh mint.

Ingredients

  • 3 large cucumbers
  • 1 cup thick labneh or Greek yogurt
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh mint, plus small leaves
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 1/4 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon sumac
  • Olive oil, salt, and black pepper

Method

  1. Peel alternating strips from the cucumbers and cut into thick rounds.
  2. Scoop a shallow well from each round and pat the cups dry.
  3. Stir labneh with chopped mint, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
  4. Spoon labneh into the cucumber cups.
  5. Top with walnuts, sumac, a thread of olive oil, and small mint leaves.

Fresh Mint Tip

Chop mint just before mixing it into the labneh so the filling stays bright green.