Mango Slices with Mango Skin Syrup and Vanilla and Lime Labneh
A simple dessert to prepare ahead, ready for a crowd, delicious when served with lime and coconut macaroons.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Course: Dessert
Keyword: summer
Servings: 12people
Author: Amanda Lawson
Ingredients
6ripe mangoes
13 cm knobfresh ginger, peeled and sliced
4cupswater
1cupwhite sugar
1kgnatural Greek yogurt
2vanilla bean pods
2limes (save the zest for the lime and coconut macaroons)
Instructions
Slice the mangoes into thin strips and refrigerate until ready to serve. When you're ready to serve, simply pour a little syrup over the sliced mango and serve alongside the labneh.
Mango Skin Syrup
Wash the mango skins, and put them in a large saucepan, together with the stones, water, sugar and ginger. Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer and cook for about 30 minutes.
Strain the syrup through a sieve, and compost or discard the mango and ginger. Continue to simmer the liquid for another 30 minutes, until it's thick and syrupy. You should have about 1 - 1/2 cups of syrup. Remove from the heat, and when cook enough to handle, pour it into a jar and refrigerate.
Vanilla and Lime Labneh (begin 24 hours ahead)
Pour the yoghurt into a large mixing bowl.
Scrape the seeds out of the vanilla pods inot the yohgurt, and squeeze the juice out of the limes into the yohgurt. Mix together.
Place a sieve on top of a bowl, and arrange a folded muslin cloth in the centre. Pour the yoghurt mixture into the sieve, and tie the muslin into a knot by gathering 3 corners together, and wrapping the fourth corner around the three. Or, you can tie the corners around the handle of a wooden spoon and rest the spoon on top of the sieve and bowl.
Liquid will start to drain into the bowl. Refrigerate for about 24 hours. The longer you drain int, the thicker the labneh will become, but I find 24 hours to be enough.
Scoop the labneh into container and refrigerate until ready to use. Reserve the whey to use in smoothies.
Notes
Muslin cloths can be bought from cooking stores. if you have extra syrup, it's delicious as a cordial. Both the labneh and the syrup will keep in the fridge for a week.