It's a Nacho that's Greek to Me

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There's no question, flavors from the Mediterranean are making waves in the foodie world and snacks are not immune from the Greek "fever."  Enter Greek Nachos, the recipe provided to Tonia's Kitchen by food contributor to NBC's Today Show Siri Daly.  Daly, who wrote the new cookbook Siriously Delicious, told Tonia it can be an appetizer or a meal and uses pita chips in place of tortilla chips.  She also doesn't skimp on the feta cheese but Siri says what really makes this sing is the greek yogurt topping.  Try it and see why you might just replace this with the other kinds of nachos. If you like Siri's recipes make sure you catch her this morning and tomorrow on NBC's Today Show.

• 1 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice 
• 1 tablespoon honey 
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 

Nachos:

• Six 5-inch pita rounds
• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika 
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 1 1/2 cups crumbled feta cheese 
• 1 large red bell pepper, chopped 
• 1 medium red onion, finely chopped 
• 1 medium tomato, chopped 
• 3/4 cup sliced kalamata olives 
• 3 tablespoons thinly sliced chives 

Directions 

For the dressing: Whisk together the yogurt, lemon juice, honey, garlic powder and cayenne until smooth.

For the nachos: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Cut each pita into 8 wedges. Arrange the pita wedges in a single layer on an aluminum foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Brush the pita wedges with the oil and sprinkle with the paprika and salt. Bake until crisp, 10 to 12 minutes.

Remove the pita wedges from the oven. Increase the heat to a high broil. Sprinkle the wedges with the feta, bell pepper and red onion. Broil until the cheese starts to melt, about 3 minutes.

Sprinkle the wedges with the tomato, olives and chives. Transfer the dressing to a squeeze bottle or spoon into a plastic ziptop bag and snip 1 corner to make a small hole. Drizzle the nachos with your desired amount of dressing. Reserve any remaining dressing for another use.

Excerpted from Siriously Delicious by Siri Daly. Copyright © 2018 Oxmoor House. Reprinted with permission from Time Inc. Books, a division of Meredith Corporation. New York, NY. All rights reserved.