I love chips and dips. Blue corn chips with homemade guacamole or roasted salsa is one of my favorite snacks. This time though, I left Mexico behind and ventured to Middle East in search of chips and dips. Testing a Yogurt Dip with Zahtar Grilled Pita Breads for Robyn Webb was my ticket to a new adventure in snacking.
To start, I made Zahtar – a traditional Middle Eastern spice blend that combines toasted sesame seeds, thyme, and sumac. I used thyme leaves and ground them up in a coffee grinder to release more aroma from the herb. Finding sumac in Birmingham, AL was somewhat a challenge, but luckily, there is a Penzeys spice store close to me and they carried this ground up berry with a distinct burnt red color and a sour taste.
Once you mix the zahtar, it can become your on-hand flavor boost for broiled salmon, sauteed chicken, or a tossed salad. For this recipe though, I mixed zahtar with non-fat Greek Yogurt for a healthy and delicious dip. A touch of olive oil, a minced clove of garlic, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper round this dip up.
Now that the dip is finished, it’s time for the chips. Pita is the quintessential Middle Eastern bread. To keep these chips on a healthy side, Robyn uses whole wheat pita. Lightly brushed with olive oil, the pita bread is then sprinkled with some of the zahtar blend and baked in the oven until crispy.
Once the pita is baked, cut it up into triangles and serve along with the yogurt.
I love zahtar! I looked for it forever, and finally found some at a spot in Brooklyn. I didn’t think about putting it on salmon, though I have mixed it into my tuna fish to good effect. A friend use to get toast a pita, spread some feta or similar cheese on it, put cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, whatever, drip olive oil, generously powder it with zahtar, and roll it up for a sandwich. So good!
Stop making my mouth water with all your stories about delicious-sounding food!! 😀 I don’t have time to make all this stuff. 🙂
Yum! This reminds me of our chips and dips dinner while you were visiting me in DC.
I love the analogy of Middle Eastern chips and dip 🙂 Pita and hummus make the best combination.
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