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Wild garlic labneh, green shatta and za'atar pangrattato

by Ayesha Kalaji
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Begin your meal at Ayesha Kalaji's Glastonbury restaurant Queen of Cups with dips and bread. Confit garlic, green chilli shatta (Middle Eastern hot sauce) and a za'atar pangrattato is served on a pastel green wild garlic labneh. Ayesha uses the whey created from labneh making to make a whey caramel for a sweet finish here, but this is optional if using shop-bought labneh.

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Ayesha says: “I LOVE labneh. I am obsessed. I will have it with every meal. Sweet, savoury, in a sandwich, on pasta, straight out of the tub, I will eat it whenever, wherever. This version celebrates wild garlic season and is a firm favourite at Queen of Cups.”

Ingredients

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GREEN SHATTA

CONFIT GARLIC

WILD GARLIC PURÉE

  • 50g of wild garlic, washed and well dried
  • 25g of rapeseed oil

ZA'ATAR PANGRATTATO

WHEY CARAMEL (OPTIONAL)

  • 250ml of whey, created from the labneh-making process
  • 40g of caster sugar
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 10ml of lemon juice
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Method

1
Start the green shatta 3 days before you want to serve. In a sterilised container, toss the chillies with the salt, then cover and refrigerate for 3 days
2
After 3 days, the chillies will have slightly softened and their heat will have tempered. Place the salted chillies in a blender with the vinegar and lemon juice and blend to a coarse paste. Transfer the shatta to a container and cover the surface with olive oil. Cover and store in the fridge – this will make more than you need
  • 35ml of cider vinegar
  • 5ml of lemon juice, about 1 tsp
  • olive oil, to cover
3
For the confit garlic, combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook on a very low heat for 45-60 minutes, until the garlic is soft, tender and spreadable. Cool and store in the oil in the fridge. This will make more than you need
4
For the labneh, first make a wild garlic purée by placing the wild garlic and rapeseed oil in a blender or food processor and blending until smooth. Fold 30g of this through the labneh and set aside (you will have leftover purée)
5
For the za'atar pangrattato, heat 20g of the confit garlic oil in a frying pan. Add the panko and toast until golden and crisp, then stir through the za'atar and salts. Remove from the heat and cool completely. Set aside
6

For the whey caramel, if making, combine the whey, caster sugar and lemon zest in a saucepan. Reduce it gently to a thick, glossy, caramel-like consistency (it almost looks like Vaseline in texture). Once you’re happy with the consistency, add the lemon juice

  • 250ml of whey, created from the labneh-making process
  • 40g of caster sugar
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 10ml of lemon juice
7

To serve, spoon the labneh onto plates creating a well in the centre of each with the back of a spoon. Add some confit garlic, shatta, whey caramel (if using) and some confit garlic oil. Finish with the za'atar pangrattato, some coriander and a pinch of sumac

First published in 2026
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Under the shadow of Glastonbury Tor, Ayesha Khalaji’s gastropub Queen of Cups serves Middle Eastern-inspired dishes interpreted through her own unique lens – resulting in vibrant, creative cooking that’s jam-packed with in-your-face flavour.

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