Vegetable chips with chimichurri and yoghurt dip
Ingredients
- Spicy parsnip chips
- 2 parsnips (200g), cut in thin sticks
- ¼ teaspoon chilli flakes
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- spray olive oil
- sprinkling salt (up to ¼ teaspoon)
- Kumara chips
- 1 kumara (250g), skin on, thinly sliced
- oil spray
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- sprinkling salt (up to ¼ teaspoon)
- Beetroot and thyme chips
- 2 beetroot (350g), skin on, thinly sliced
- oil spray
- 6 sprigs thyme leaves
- freshly ground black pepper
- sprinkling salt (up to ¼ teaspoon)
- Chimichurri dip
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
- 1 shallot, very finely chopped
- 1 green chilli, very finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- ⅓ cup water
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
- ¼ cup chopped coriander
- Yoghurt dip
- ¾ cup low-fat natural yoghurt
- 1 small cucumber, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh mint
Instructions
1 Heat oven to 150°C. Cover trays with greaseproof paper.
2 Toss vegetables with their chosen flavourings, except the salt. Lay on the baking sheets in single layers. Spray with oil.
3 Bake for about 35 minutes, or until crisp, turning halfway.
4 Meanwhile prepare the dips by mixing all the ingredients.
5 Once cooked arrange chips on serving dishes, sprinkled with salt. Serve immediately with the dips.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
Kilojoules 600kJ
Calories 144cal
Protein 4g
Total fat 6g
–Saturated fat 1g
Carbohydrates 15g
–Sugars 9g
Dietary fibre 3g
Sodium 260mg
Calcium 110mg
Iron 1mg
Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check ground spices are gluten free.
HFG tip
The dip can be kept in the fridge for a few days but the vege chips are best eaten straight after cooking, while still crisp.
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