Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups labneh (thick Middle Eastern yogurt cheese)* or two 7-ounce containers plain whole-milk Greek yogurt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage

Instructions

1. Place labneh in medium bowl. Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add pine nuts and sage; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir until nuts and butter turn brown, about 4 minutes. Stir butter mixture into labneh. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
2. Sold at some supermarkets and specialty foods stores and at Middle Eastern markets.