Za'atar Manakish with Labneh, Cucumber & Tomato

Name: Za'atar Manakish with Labneh, Cucumber & Tomato
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese & Levantine
Ingredients: 1 lb pizza dough, at room temperature; ¼ cup za'atar; 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (for quick labneh); 1 English cucumber, sliced; 2 Roma tomatoes, cut in wedges; a handful of mint leaves; ½ cup olives; ⅓ cup olive oil; 1 tbsp flour; salt

BreakfastLebanese & Levantine35 minServes 4530 kcal17 g protein

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Lebanon's favorite bakery breakfast: thin, blistered flatbreads slicked with a thyme-sumac-sesame za'atar paste, eaten folded around cool labneh, cucumber, tomato and mint.

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Ingredients

1 lb pizza dough, at room temperature
¼ cup za'atar
1 cup plain Greek yogurt (for quick labneh)
1 English cucumber, sliced
2 Roma tomatoes, cut in wedges
a handful of mint leaves
½ cup olives

From your pantry: ⅓ cup olive oil, 1 tbsp flour, salt.

Instructions

Put a baking steel, pizza stone or upside-down heavy baking sheet on the lowest oven rack and heat the oven to its highest setting (500 to 550°F) for at least 30 minutes.
Stir the za'atar with the olive oil and a pinch of salt into a loose, spoonable paste. Stir the yogurt with a pinch of salt and a drizzle of oil; that is your quick labneh.
Divide the dough into 4 balls. On a floured counter, roll each into a thin 8- to 9-inch round and prick it all over with a fork so it bakes flat.
Spread a quarter of the za'atar paste over each round, leaving a thin bare rim, and press dimples into it with your fingertips so the oil pools.
Slide one round at a time onto the hot steel and bake until the edges are golden and lightly charred in spots, 3 to 5 minutes.
Serve hot, cut in quarters or folded in half, with the labneh, cucumber, tomatoes, mint and olives to tuck inside.

Tip: A thick, deep green-gray za'atar with plenty of sesame (Lebanese or Palestinian brands) tastes far better than the dusty supermarket kind. Real labneh is yogurt strained overnight; Greek yogurt is a fast stand-in.