Middle Eastern · Dessert

Mango and Saffron Yoghurt Pots

Name: Mango and Saffron Yoghurt Pots
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 pinch saffron threads; 4 cardamom pods; 3 tbsp honey; 1 orange, zest only; 250 g chopped mango, shop-bought; 500 g labneh, or thick Greek yoghurt; 100 g cream cheese, at room temperature; 60 g shelled pistachios; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 pinch sea salt; 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds; 8 leaves mint

Layers of thick labneh blended with cream cheese and a saffron, cardamom and honey mango purée, finished with crisp crystallised pistachios, pomegranate and mint.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on12 min
Total15 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

1 pinchsaffron threads
4cardamom pods
3 tbsphoney
1orange, zest only
250 gchopped mango, shop-bought
500 glabneh, or thick Greek yoghurt
100 gcream cheese, at room temperature

Crystallised pistachios

60 gshelled pistachiosoptional
1 tbspsugaroptional
1 pinchsea saltoptional

To serve

2 tbsppomegranate seeds
8 leavesmint

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Dairy
Tree nuts
Pistachio
Mango
Citrus fruits (any)
Orange
Pomegranate
Mint
Cardamom
Saffron
Honey
Lactose
Fructose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Stovetop
Blender

Season

Summer

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

Under 20 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Ingredients

Crystallised pistachios

To serve

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