Pumpkin Shanklish – Shams El Balad

Pumpkin Shanklish – Shams El Balad

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Vibrant, striking and somewhat unexpected, this festive mezze favorite of raw pumpkins, sweet pomegranates, sharp shanklish and creamy labaneh is a show stopper

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Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup aged shanklish cheese, crumbled
  • 2 cups hard (extra-strained) labaneh, or crumbled labaneh balls
  • 2 cups pumpkin (or butternut squash), chopped into 1cm cubes
  • 0.75 cup pomegranate seeds
  • 0.25 cup white onion, finely chopped
  • 0.333 cup coriander, leaves and tender stems finely chopped
  • 0.5 green chili, deseeded and minced
  • 0.333 cup olive oil, plus more for brushing bread
  • 0 Juice of a lemon
  • 0 Salt and black pepper, to taste
  • 0 Sourdough bread, sliced (or your preferred bread)
  • 1 clove garlic (optional)

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