Best Greek Style Nachos Recipes

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GREEK-STYLE NACHOS



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Nachos can be fun as a bar food, but they're usually not much more than that. Here, I'm substituting like mad to create what you might call Greek-style nachos. Mine go like this: pita triangles toasted with olive oil; a sauce of feta and yogurt, spiked with mint and lemon; a topping of ground lamb with onion and cumin; and a garnish of tomatoes, cucumbers and olives. The whole thing takes maybe a half-hour, and it's all familiar except for the arrangement.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, appetizer

Time 45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 pita pockets, white or whole wheat, cut into wedges
About 1/2 cup olive oil
Salt
4 ounces feta cheese
1/2 cup yogurt, preferably whole-milk
1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
1 lemon
Freshly ground black pepper
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 pound ground lamb
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 or 3 medium ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 medium cucumber, peeled and seeded if necessary, and chopped
1/2 cup calamata olives, pitted and halved (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees Arrange pita wedges in one layer on baking sheets and brush or drizzle with a tablespoon or two of olive oil. Bake until they begin to color, turning once or twice, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with salt, turn off oven and put chips back in to keep warm.
  • In a blender or food processor, combine feta, yogurt, 1/4 cup olive oil, mint and zest and juice of lemon; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Blend or process until smooth. (You can also mash mixture by hand, with a fork.)
  • Put two tablespoons of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook onions until soft, about 5 minutes. Add lamb and cumin and sprinkle with salt and pepper; continue cooking until meat is cooked through, about 5 to 10 minutes more. Put chips on a serving plate and top with lamb, sauce, tomatoes, cucumbers and olives if you're using them.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 714, UnsaturatedFat 32 grams, Carbohydrate 49 grams, Fat 50 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 23 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 929 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams

GREEK-STYLE NACHOS



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Provided by Cat Cora

Categories     appetizer

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup strips of roasted red pepper from a jar (or 1 large red pepper, roasted)
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Pinch of kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh oregano leaves
1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 6-ounce bags pita chips (or 10 cups homemade chips)
2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
8 ounces (1 cup) mild feta, crumbled
1/2 cup thinly sliced pepperoncini
1/2 cup green Greek olives, (such as Mt. Athos), pitted and sliced
1/4 cup kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
1/2 cup quartered cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup fat-free Greek-style yogurt

Steps:

  • To make the salsa: Cut the red peppers into a medium dice and mix in a bowl with the garlic, salt, and oregano. Stir in the olive oil. Taste and add more salt if necessary. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to meld the flavors.
  • To make the nachos: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Spread the pita chips in a single layer on a baking sheet or a large heatproof platter. Sprinkle both cheeses evenly over the chips. Scatter the pepperoncini over the cheese. Bake just until the cheese is melted, about 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and scatter olives and cherry tomato quarters over the top. Spoon some of the red pepper salsa on the nachos and dab on small dollops of Greek yogurt. Place the remaining salsa in a serving bowl. Serve the nachos right away with the remaining salsa on the side for dipping.

GREEK STYLE NACHOS



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Categories     Lamb     Yogurt

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 pita pockets, white or whole wheat, cut into wedges
About 1/2 cup olive oil
Salt
4 ounces feta cheese
1/2 cup yogurt, preferably whole-milk
1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
1 lemon
Freshly ground black pepper
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 pound ground lamb
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 or 3 medium ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 medium cucumber, peeled and seeded if necessary, and chopped
1/2 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and halved

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange pita wedges in one layer on baking sheets and brush or drizzle with a tablespoon or two of olive oil. Bake until they begin to color, turning once or twice, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with salt, turn off oven and put chips back in to keep warm. 2. In a blender or food processor, combine feta, yogurt, 1/4 cup olive oil, mint and zest and juice of lemon; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Blend or process until smooth. (you can also mash mixture by hand, with a fork) 3. Put two tablespoons of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook onions until soft, about 5 minutes. Add lamb and cumin and sprinkle with salt and pepper; continue cooking until meat is cooked through, about 5 to 10 minutes more. Put chips on a serving plate and top with lamb, sauce, tomatoes, cucumbers and olives if using.

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