Greek Nachos
Nachos with a twist! While we like the addition of meat in this recipe, the veggies are hearty enough to make it an easy vegetarian meal. As an added bonus, everything can be made ahead and ready to pull from the fridge for a quick week-night dinner. Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find them nearby or stop by your local farmer's market.
Ingredients
- pita chips (DIY recipe below) or store bought
- 1 lb lamb* ground, or other meat of choice, optional
- 1 tsp greek seasoning* or italian seasoning, optional
- 1 cup feta cheese optional
- 1 recipe Tzatziki recipe below (or store bought)
- 1 recipe Greek Chopped Salad recipe below
Tzatziki
Greek Chopped Salad
- 1 cucumber*
- 5 tomatoes*
- 1 bell pepper*
- ½ onion*
- 15 oz garbanzo beans
DIY Pita Chips
- 2 pita bread
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp herbs*
Instructions
- If using, prepare pita chips, tzatziki, and Greek chopped salad according to directions (below)
- Brown lamb in skillet. Season with Greek or Italian herb seasoning if using.
- On a plate, layer pita chips, meat (optional), Greek chopped salad, tzatziki, and feta cheese (optional).
DIY Pita Chips
- Preheat oven to 400. Slice the pita into 6 triangles each. Place in a Tupperware or large bowl.
- Toss with oil, salt, pepper, and chopped herbs.
- Lay the pita chips onto a baking sheet, taking care not to crowd them
- Bake for 12 - 15 minutes. Cool and enjoy!
Tzatziki
- Slice the cucumber in half lengthwise. Grate one half of the cucumber and set aside other half for serving. Put the grated cucumber in a strainer in the sink and sprinkle with a couple pinches of salt.
- Snip your herbs with scissors into tiny pieces.
- Squeeze out as much water as possible from the cucumber and place in a medium bowl.
- Use a mortar and pestle to grind garlic into a paste or mince it. Add garlic, herb(s) of choice, lemon juice, and some black pepper into the bowl.
- Stir in yogurt. Taste and adjust salt, pepper, lemon.
- Cut remainder of cucumber into sticks for serving. Also great with chips, carrots, peppers, etc.
Greek Chopped Salad
- Dice the cucumber, onion, bell pepper, and tomatoes (removing excess liquid).
- Put vegetables and beans in a large bowl. Toss to combine and chill.
Notes
Photography by Sierra Buchholz.
Nutrition
Calories: 359kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 215mgPotassium: 19mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 0.03gVitamin A: 90IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 102mgIron: 0.3mg
