Baked Beet Chips with Creamy Labneh Dip

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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

 

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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

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