Gibna With Tamatum or Cheese With Tomatoes

Submitted by SiouxZQ

"My husband brought this delightful recipe with him from Egypt. It is a quick and easy sandwich spread or it can also be used as a dip mix. We make this often since we both enjoy cheese."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 8 ounces bulgarian feta cheese
• 2 roma tomatoes, finely chopped
• 1 cucumber, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (optional)
• 3 -4 pita breads, warmed and cut in half

directions

1. Use a fork to mash the cheese in a medium mixing bowl.
2. Add the tomatoes and cucumber.
3. Mix well.
4. Add in some of the oil if the mixture is too dry.
5. Fill each half pita bread to eat as a sandwich or serve the dip and pitas as an appetizer.

Reviews

[PetsRus]

This has become my latest summer lunch addiction! Its fresh, cheesy, crunchy and easy to put together. I have also made it adding some dried mint and a small crushed garlic clove. Cannot buy Bulgarian feta cheese here, don't even know how that tastes or what texture it has, so I used the Greek feta that is readily available here and added olive oil to the mix.

 

[Heba Maher]

heey, thaat type of cheese is my favourite, to get a perfect one add dried mint and 1 lemon..its optional anyway but it would be perfect

 

[Helio]

it's delicious, I skipped the cucumber as it makes it a little watery, and add a pinch of ground cayenne.

 

[UmmBinat]

Very delicious. I used another type of cheese called moujadalle. A salty white Middle Eastern cheese. In fact it is very salty but the English cucumber tempered that down after I rinsed it. I did use a good olive oil plus plum tomatoes. I served it as a dip for our rice crackers as we are gluten free, as a part of Suhoor (the meal before dawn and fajr prayer in the month of Ramadan). I would make this again and would like to try a reviewers idea of adding dried mint and maybe a freshly squeezed lemon.

 

[lucid501]

I used regular (greek) feta cheese, since thats all I could find. I didn't need to use any oil, and it was so tasty! Very light and fresh tasting, yet a filling lunch. Thanks for the great recipe!