I picked a mess of basil from the garden because I finally got around to making pesto to freeze and well, the plants were getting a little crazy. I ended up taking more leaves than I needed, but not enough for another batch of pesto... after scouring through my piles of "to-try" recipes, I came across this Basil Parmesan Dip with Pita Chips, which sounded like a dashing mid-afternoon snack today!

You could serve this with your favorite crunchy chips or crackers, but pita chips are a favorite around here and making them yourself is a snap to do! Split and cut into wedges (this makes for a crisper chip - if you wanted to keep them on the chewier side, I probably skip splitting them first), the pieces were scattered into a single layer, given a healthy spritz with olive oil spray and seasoned them well with simply salt and pepper. Switch this up with what you like though... try a variety of herbs, granulated garlic, cumin, paprika or chili powder would be fun, or even dust them with cinnamon sugar instead if you wanted to take them in a sweet route. One note - you won't want to stray too far from the oven once they go in as they pitas are fairly thin when split and will not take long to brown.

Oooh I'm trying this!
ReplyDeleteQuinn
This is great! Have you posted your recipe for pesto? I have a basil plant that's taking over my garden, but I'm not sure what to do with it yet.
ReplyDeleteDips are always a hit at my house! :-)
K
Hi Jeff,
ReplyDeleteThis dip looks great! I'm going to have to try it for sure.
I've been wondering for a long time, and have never asked---can you make your favorite pizza dough in a stand mixer?
Thank you for this wonderful blog!
Yum--that sounds great! It sounds like it should work fine with silken soft tofu, and I just got some fresh basil at the Minneapolis farmers market over the weekend, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe!
Courtney
I have tried this with homemade pita chips and it was very good...mine ended up a little bit runny but the taste was excellent. Will definitely make again...
ReplyDeletePam
Quinn - Report back please!
ReplyDeleteKristilyn - I go by eye with pesto... nuts, basil, sharp cheese and enough oil to thin.
Angela - I don't see why not.
Courtney - Let me know how it turns out with tofu... I might try that!
Pam - glad you liked it too!