Name: Fried Scallion Dip with Lebneh Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 6 large Scallions; ¼ cup all purpose flour; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil; ½ tsp chili powder; ¼ tsp ground coriander; ¼ tsp ground cumin; 1 garlic clove; 1 Jalapeno; 2 cups lebneh; salt and freshly ground pepper

Fried Scallion Dip with Lebneh Recipe

How To Make Fried Scallion Dip with Lebneh

If you turn French onion soup into a creamy dip, you’ll get this fried scallion dip. Lebneh or Greek yogurt gives it a hint of tang.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

6largescallions
¼cupall purpose flour
¼cupextra virgin olive oil,(plus 2 tbsp)
½tspchili powder
¼tspground coriander
¼tspground cumin
1garlicclove
1jalapeno
2cupslebneh
salt and freshly ground pepper

Instructions

In a bowl, toss the scallions with the flour. Transfer to a colander and tap out any excess flour.
In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil until shimmering.
Add the scallions and fry over high heat for about 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden and crisp.
Drain the scallions in a colander set over a heatproof bowl; reserve 2 tablespoons of the scallion oil.
Wipe out the skillet.
Return the reserved scallion oil to the skillet.
Add the chili powder, coriander, cumin, garlic and jalapeño and cook over high heat, stirring, for 1 minute.
Transfer to a bowl and stir in the lebneh.
Season with salt and pepper and stir in the fried scallions.