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Loaded Pita Nachos with Lentil Chili and Feta Queso

Loaded Pita Nachos with Lentil Chili and Feta Queso

In this recipe for plant-based nachos, pita chips are drizzled with a feta queso and then laden with lentil chili, harissa-spiked pickled cabbage, and a dollop of creamy labneh.

Ingreadient :
Pickled Cabbage
  • 3 cups packed shredded red cabbage
  • ¼ cup rose harissa paste (such as Belazu)
  • ¼ cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
Pita Chips
  • 6 (7-inch) pita rounds, each cut into 8 triangles
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
Lentil Chili
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 small red onion, chopped (about 1 3/4 cups)
  • 1 medium-size fresh poblano chile, stemmed, seeded, and chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 1 medium-size fresh red Fresno chile, stemmed, seeded (if desired), and finely chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
  • 8 small garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 (1 1/2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Aleppo pepper
  • ¾ cup uncooked black beluga lentils (about 6 oz.)
  • 2 ½ cups water
  • 3 large tomatoes (about 1 1/2 lb.), stemmed, cored, and roughly chopped (about 4 cups)
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Feta Queso
  • ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
  • ⅓ cup roughly chopped white onion
  • 1 medium fresh red Fresno chile, stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
  • 2 small garlic cloves, smashed
  • ¼ cup uncooked red lentils (1 1/2 ounces)
  • 1 ¾ cups water, divided
  • 6 ounces French goat milk feta cheese, broken into large pieces
  • 1 ounce hot pickled cherry pepper slices (about 2 tablespoons)
  • Kosher salt, to taste
Additional Ingredients
  • ½ cup labneh (strained yogurt)
  • Crumbled feta cheese, chopped fresh cilantro, and Aleppo pepper, for garnish
Direction :
Pickled Cabbage
  • 3 cups packed shredded red cabbage
  • ¼ cup rose harissa paste (such as Belazu)
  • ¼ cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
Pita Chips
  • 6 (7-inch) pita rounds, each cut into 8 triangles
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
Lentil Chili
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 small red onion, chopped (about 1 3/4 cups)
  • 1 medium-size fresh poblano chile, stemmed, seeded, and chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 1 medium-size fresh red Fresno chile, stemmed, seeded (if desired), and finely chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
  • 8 small garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 (1 1/2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Aleppo pepper
  • ¾ cup uncooked black beluga lentils (about 6 oz.)
  • 2 ½ cups water
  • 3 large tomatoes (about 1 1/2 lb.), stemmed, cored, and roughly chopped (about 4 cups)
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Feta Queso
  • ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
  • ⅓ cup roughly chopped white onion
  • 1 medium fresh red Fresno chile, stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
  • 2 small garlic cloves, smashed
  • ¼ cup uncooked red lentils (1 1/2 ounces)
  • 1 ¾ cups water, divided
  • 6 ounces French goat milk feta cheese, broken into large pieces
  • 1 ounce hot pickled cherry pepper slices (about 2 tablespoons)
  • Kosher salt, to taste
Additional Ingredients
  • ½ cup labneh (strained yogurt)
  • Crumbled feta cheese, chopped fresh cilantro, and Aleppo pepper, for garnish