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    Home » Recipes » Appetizer Recipes

    Baked Beet Chips with Creamy Labneh Dip

    Published: Mar 15, 2023 by Samantha Ferraro · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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    Get ready for a flavor explosion with homemade baked beet chips! These colorful and flavorful oven baked beet chips offer a sweet and earthy taste with just a handful of ingredients. Serve the beet chips with a creamy labneh dip for the perfect bite!

    Red and yellow baked beet chips are served alongside a creamy labneh dip that is garnished with cucumber and lemon zest.
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    • Baked Beet Chips
    • Why You'll Love This Recipe
    • Ingredients
    • How to Make Baked Beet Chips
    • Recipe Variations
    • Recipe Tips
    • More Mediterranean Snacks to Try
    • Baked Beet Chips with Labneh

    Baked Beet Chips

    If you're looking for a healthy and delicious Mediterranean snack, look no further than with these homemade oven baked beet chips!

    Thinly sliced beets are seasoned with a brush of olive oil, cumin and garlic and baked until just crisp.

    Serve the oven baked beet chips with a tangy and creamy labneh dip (or tzatziki would be fabulous) for a delicious and refreshing bite!

    Why You'll Love This Recipe

    • Baked beet chips are a great snack option that pair with a variety of dips, such as hummus and tzatziki.
    • Flavorings are easily customizable.
    • Beet chips are a healthier alternative than fried potato chips.

    Ingredients

    • Fresh Beets: Baked beet chips are made with fresh beets. Cut off the leaves and stems (you can save the beet greens and fry them!) and slice the beets to an ⅛th of an inch thin using a mandolin. Use any color beets, such as yellow or red.
    • Spices: Garlic and cumin season the sliced beets. You can also use sumac, za'atar or simply salt and pepper.
    • Olive Oil: Brush a thin layer of olive oil onto the sliced beets before baking and save some as a garnish for the labneh dip.
    • Labneh: This is a strained yogurt cheese that is used in Mediterranean cuisine. Labneh is tangy, creamy and thick and can be used in a multitude of ways, such as spread onto a crostini for bruschetta or dolloped onto charred peaches for dessert. If labneh isn't available, substitute with full fat thick Greek yogurt.
    • Toppings: To make the labneh dip, top the labneh with crumbled feta cheese, chopped cucumber and fresh lemon zest.
    Use a mandoline to slice fresh beets into thin slices for baking.

    How to Make Baked Beet Chips

    1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
    2. Wash and scrub the beets well and cut away the beet greens. *Tip: Leave a a few inches of the stem in tact to hold onto as a "guard" while you are slicing the beets.
    3. Using a mandolin, slice the beets into 1/16th inch thick slices and add the sliced beets to a wide bowl and sprinkle with salt. Let the beets sit for 10 minutes to release any moisture.
    4. Drain the beets and use a paper towel to blot excess moisture.
    5. Season the beets and drizzle with olive oil, cumin, garlic powder and pepper and mix to combine.
    6. Spread the sliced beets onto a parchment lined baking sheet in an even layer and bake for 30-35 minutes until the edges are crisp.

    Make the Labneh Dip

    1. Add labneh to a bowl and mix in fresh lemon juice.
    2. Top the labneh with crumbled feta cheese, chopped cucumber, lemon zest, pinch of za'atar and a good drizzle of olive oil.
    Colorful baked beet chips served with a creamy labneh dip.

    Recipe Variations

    • Season the beets with a bit of cayenne for added spice.
    • For a sweeter flavor, season the beets with cinnamon.
    • Instead of labneh cheese, substitute with Greek yogurt.

    Recipe Tips

    • If using yellow and red beets, keep the colors seperate so the red beets don't stain the lighter color beets.
    • Keep an eye on the beets as they bake, some thicker slices will take a few minutes longer to cook.
    • Keep the beet greens and use them as you would with spinach or kale!
    • Look for larger beets if you want larger chips because the beets will shrink as they bake.
    Are beet chips healthy?

    Beet chips are a delicious and healthy option compared to and are loaded with fiber, vitamin C and baked and not fried.

    How do you keep beet chips from getting soggy?

    Slice the fresh beets thin to keep them crisp when baking. Once baked, store the beets in an air tight container to keep them from getting soft.

    More Mediterranean Snacks to Try

    • Creamy Avocado Hummus
    • Muhammara (Turkish Red Pepper and Walnut Dip)
    • Loaded Hummus
    • Greek Fries with Feta and Tzatziki
    • Easy Baked Feta Appetizer with Olives and Tomatoes
    Red and yellow oven baked beet chips are served alongside a creamy lemon labneh dip.

    Baked Beet Chips with Labneh

    Samantha Ferraro

    LittleFerraroKitchen.com

    These colorful and flavorful oven baked beet chips offer a sweet and earthy taste with just a handful of ingredients. Serve the beet chips with a creamy labneh dip for the perfect bite!
    5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 35 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Appetizer, Mezze, Snack
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 90 kcal

    Equipment

    Mandolin
    Microplane
    Nesting Bowls

    Ingredients
     
     

    Beet Chips

    • 3-4 medium sized beets red and/or yellow
    • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

    Labneh Dip

    • 1 cup Labneh or Greek yogurt
    • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
    • 1 small Persian cucumber finely chopped
    • ¼ cup Feta cheese crumbled, for garish
    • ½ teaspoon lemon zest
    • Olive oil for drizzling
    • ½ teaspoon Za'atar for garnish

    Instructions
     

    Beet Chips

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
    • Wash and scrub the beets well and cut away the beet greens. *Tip: Leave a a few inches of the stem in tact to hold onto as a "guard" while you are slicing the beets. any stems or leaves.
    • Using a mandolin, slice the beets into 1/16th inch thick slices and add the sliced beets to a wide bowl and sprinkle with salt. Let the beets sit for 10 minutes to release any moisture.
    • Drain the beets and use a paper towel to blot excess moisture.
    • Season the beets and drizzle with olive oil, cumin, garlic powder and pepper and mix to combine.
    • Spread the sliced beets onto a parchment lined baking sheet in an even layer and bake for 30-35 minutes until the edges are crisp.

    Make the Labneh Dip

    • Add labneh to a bowl and mix in fresh lemon juice.
    • Top the labneh with crumbled feta cheese, chopped cucumber, lemon zest, pinch of za'atar and a good drizzle of olive oil.

    Notes

    • If using different color beets, keep the beets separate so the red doesn't stain the yellow beets.
    • Keep the beet greens and use the same way you would with spinach or kale. 
    • The thinner the slices are, the crispier the beets will be. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 90kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 8gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 465mgPotassium: 321mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 89IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword baked beet chips, homemade beet chips, oven baked beet chips
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    Comments

    1. Angela Thierman says

      December 08, 2020 at 2:26 pm

      5 stars
      I love love all your recipes I’m Italian born and raised been married to my Jewish husband for over 35 years
      Keep the recipes coming I enjoy your creative twist on classics !
      Thanks
      Angela Thierman
      drt1574@gmail.com

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      • Samantha says

        December 11, 2020 at 12:52 pm

        Hi Angela! Thank you so much for your lovely comment! Looks like we have a lot in common, but opposite..lol

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    2. Tom says

      March 15, 2023 at 3:04 pm

      5 stars
      Genius, I didn't even know Beets came in different colors. We are doing this as the Ingredients are minimal as opposed to a bag of chips that has so many ingredients that I can't even pronounce.

      Reply

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