BellaOnline Forums Food and Wine Low Carb Share your Tofu recipes

We eat a LOT of yogurt. I was lurking on a low-carb website, and someone mentioned pressing the yogurt like you do tofu. Anyone tried it? I can imagine that it's a little denser and creamier than straight-out-of-the-container yogurt.

I've never tried that - it sounds intriguing. Thanks for the idea!

yes. I do. I take plain low fat yogurt and put it in a strainer lined with an unbleached coffee filter and cheese cloth outside that so when I squeeze in the end the filter doesn't break.

You place the wire strainer on a bowl that will allow the excess water to drain. I usually do it overnight for at least 8 hours. Then you can squeeze it and form it in a ball. You can use it as a sprea dlike cream cheese, and more. I also do chopped herbs, garlic, fruit and more to create compound "butters" out of it for spread and such.

This is just such a cool idea. I have been training myself to eat more yogurt when I want a snack, so now I have a new idea of ways to eat it! I'm just not sure if I'd like it on a salad though. Your butter idea sounds much more like something I would enjoy Thanks!