Healthy Nachos with Salsa Verde

These Healthy Nachos with Salsa Verde are crunchy, spicy, creamy and full of flavour.  What’s more, they’re healthy too!

Nachos are irresistible.  We’re all in agreement here right?

We go to a fabulous Mexican restaurant, looking forward to all of the delights on offer, but it’s almost impossible to resist the nachos! Then we eat all of those nachos, and we’re too full to enjoy the juicy steak, spicy rice, 3 other sides that would be a shame not to try, and the bite of oversized-burrito from my husband’s plate that we know he won’t mind us nicking…..

Yes, you can replace ‘we’ with ‘I’ in everything I just said.

Oh nachos, you’re a wickedly unhealthy curse on us all, that i’ll continue to order because I never learn.

As much as I love making chilli-cheese strewn nachos at home (from my husband’s legendary leftover chilli), I know they’re not exactly a nutritious lunch or snack.

So I decided to come up with this Healthy Nachos with Salsa Verde, a healthy version!

Wholemeal pita bread strips tossed in a little olive oil and a couple of spices, then baked until golden:

I could eat them on their own, straight from the oven.

But topped with cool (yet spicy) salsa verde:

Plus a little creme fraiche, some juicy tomatoes and a sprinkling of cheddar?

Yeah, they’re addictive too!

A fresh, simple, nutritious lunch that won’t leave you feeling like you need to spend the rest of the day napping.

Hope you enjoy, and have a lovely weekend everyone!

The Healthy Nachos with Salsa Verde Recipe:

Healthy Nachos with Salsa Verde

Homemade Healthy Nachos. Lot's of flavour and a touch of heat served on crunchy baked 'nachos'.

5 from 1 vote

Print Rate

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 8 mins

Total Time: 18 mins

Course: Snacks

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: 3

Author: Nicky Corbishley

Ingredients

Pita Chip 'Nachos':

• 5 Wholemeal Pita breads gluten free pita bread works fine too if required
• 2.5 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Pinch of black pepper

Salsa Verde:

• 2 packed cups of fresh coriander
• 10 fresh basil leaves
• 5 spring onions/scallions roughly chopped
• 1 green chilli roughly chopped
• 1 clove garlic peeled and roughly sliced
• 2 tsp fish sauce
• juice of ½ a lime
• pinch of salt and pepper

Also:

• 3 tbsp creme fraiche full fat or low fat is fine
• 25 g (1/4 packed cup) mature cheddar cheese, grated
• 12 vine-ripened cherry tomatoes cut into quarters

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 200c/400f.
• Slice the wholemeal pita breads into strips and place on a large baking tray. Drizzle over the oil, then sprinkle on the paprika, cumin, salt and pepper. Use your hands to toss everything together and then spread it all out into one layer. Place in the oven to cook for 5-8 minutes - until the pita chips are golden brown (keep an eye on them after 4 minutes to ensure they don't burn).
• Whilst the pita chip nachos are cooking, make the salsa verde. Place all of the salsa verde ingredients into a food processor or mini chopper and pulse until chopped finely. You'll probably have to scrape down the sides a couple of times to get it to come together. If it looks very dry add a tbsp of cold water (but no more, or the salsa verde will make the nachos soggy).
• When the nachos are cooked, take them out of the oven and leave to cool. Then pile them in a shallow bowl. Dot half of the salsa verde on top, then mix 1 tbsp of the creme fraiche with the remaining salsa verde and dot that on top.
• Spoon on the remaining creme fraiche, then top with grated cheese and cherry tomatoes before serving.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional Information is per serving.

Nutritional Information

Nutrition Facts

Healthy Nachos with Salsa Verde

Amount Per Serving

Calories 415 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Fat 17g26%

Saturated Fat 4g20%

Cholesterol 14mg5%

Sodium 1045mg44%

Potassium 379mg11%

Carbohydrates 57g19%

Fiber 8g32%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 12g24%

Vitamin A 1040IU21%

Vitamin C 21.7mg26%

Calcium 109mg11%

Iron 3.8mg21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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