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Oil-cured Lesvos cheese on toasted bread with honey. Three ingredients that were made for each other.
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ingredients
🧀 DAIRY
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150g ladotyri Mytilinis cheese (hard, oil-cured sheep cheese from Lesvos)
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Sub: aged manchego or pecorino if ladotyri unavailable
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🍞 BREAD
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1 sourdough or rustic loaf, sliced 1.5cm thick
🍯 PANTRY
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3 tbsp wildflower or thyme honey
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Olive oil for drizzling
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🌿 FINISH
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Fresh thyme or dried oregano
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Cracked black pepper
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Walnuts, roughly chopped (optional)
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Oil-cured Lesvos cheese on toasted bread with honey.
Oil-cured Lesvos cheese on toasted bread with honey. Three ingredients that were made for each other.
Ingredients
🧀 DAIRY
— 150g ladotyri Mytilinis cheese (hard, oil-cured sheep cheese from Lesvos)
— Sub: aged manchego or pecorino if ladotyri unavailable
— 🍞 BREAD
— 1 sourdough or rustic loaf, sliced 1.5cm thick
🍯 PANTRY
— 3 tbsp wildflower or thyme honey
— Olive oil for drizzling
🌿 FINISH
— Fresh thyme or dried oregano
— Cracked black pepper
— Walnuts, roughly chopped (optional)
Prep
🔪 PREP FIRST
🧀 CHEESE PREP
— Slice or shave ladotyri thinly.
— Or crumble roughly if it breaks — both work.
🍞 BREAD PREP
— Slice bread and brush lightly with olive oil.
Method
STEP 1 — TOAST THE BREAD
— Toast bread slices under broiler or in a dry skillet.
— Cook until golden and crisp on both sides.
— You're looking for:
— Crispy surface
— Still slightly soft inside
STEP 2 — TOP
— Lay cheese slices or crumbles on warm toasts.
STEP 3 — FINISH
— Drizzle honey over each piece.
— Scatter thyme or oregano.
— Crack black pepper generously.
— Optional: scatter walnuts.
— Serve immediately.
Chef's Note: Ladotyri is one of Greece's great overlooked cheeses. If you can find it, use nothing else. The oil cure gives it a depth no substitute matches.