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Rach shares a global take on nachos made with pita chips, hummus + spiced ground chicken, beef or lamb.
Try pairing these with John's Moroccan MarTeaNi.
Ingredients
For the Spicy Hummus:
- Two 14-ounce cans chickpeas
- 3 tablespoons tahini paste
- 3 tablespoons white miso (or double the tahini)
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- 1 tablespoon sumac
- 2 teaspoons Aleppo chili powder, hot paprika or chili powder
- ½ teaspoon each ground cumin, ground coriander and ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon OR 1½ teaspoons ras el hanout (Moroccan spice blend)
- Salt
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon (or pulp of preserved lemon, if using in recipe below)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
For the meat topping and to serve:
- About 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 1 pound ground chicken, lamb or beef
- 1 small yellow or red onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin (scant palmful)
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander (scant palmful)
- 1½ teaspoons ground turmeric (½ palmful)
- 1 teaspoon Aleppo chili powder, chili powder blend or hot paprika (⅓ palmful)
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika/pimenton
- 1 preserved lemon, peel cut into strips and pulp used for hummus OR fresh lemon, zest and juice
- 1 cup Moroccan green olives in jar, drained
- 1 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro and flat parsley, chopped, to finish and garnish
- 2 bags pita chips, sea salt or multi-grain
- 2½ to 3 cups shredded mozzarella
- Labneh or Greek yogurt, for dolloping
- Hot pickled Italian cherry peppers or jalapeño peppers
- 2 plum or vine tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1 white onion, finely chopped, or scallions, thinly sliced on bias
Yield
Serves: 4 to 6
Preparation
For hummus, place about ⅔ of the chick peas in a food processor with tahini and miso (if using), the garlic, sumac, spices, salt, preserved lemon pulp or fresh lemon zest and juice, and EVOO. Process until smooth, adding about ¼ cup water as needed to thin a bit, adjust salt and transfer to a bowl and combine with coarsely mashed remaining chick peas.
For the meat topping, place a rack at center oven and preheat to 450˚F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment.
Heat EVOO in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add meat and brown, then add onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Add spices and stir a few minutes. Add about ¾ cup water and let it absorb. Add lemon and olives and half the cilantro and parsley.
Arrange the chips on the parchment and top with hummus, meat, and mozzarella cheese, then bake to brown and bubbly. Top with dollops of Labneh or Greek yogurt, peppers, tomatoes, onions and remaining cilantro and parsley.