Savory Pita Triangles Food

TOASTED PITA TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Slice the pita bread into 8 triangles and place them on a sheet pan. Place the sheet pan in the oven and toast the bread for 10 minutes.

TOASTED PITA TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cut each pita in half and then each half in triangles and place them in a single layer on a sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt.
• Bake for 10 minutes.

MEDITERRANEAN PITA TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Place whole pitas on baking sheet.
• Mix yogurt, tahini, lemon juice, water and garlic until smooth.
• Spread half of yogurt mixture on each pita bread.
• Cut yellow pepper lengthwise into strips about 1/8 inch wide, then cut strips in half and place decoratively on pitas.
• Then top each pita with half of the tomatoes, olives and feta.
• Bake for 8 minutes, until pita begins to crisp and feta is beginning to melt.
• Remove from oven, cut pitas into 6-8 triangles and serve warm, or leave whole and serve as individual pizzas.

TIROPITAS: PHYLLO CHEESE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease 2 large baking sheets.

PROSCIUTTO AND PITA TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Cut each pita bread into six triangular pieces. Mound 1 rounded teaspoon of cheese on each piece of pita. Arrange two or three grape halves on the cheese. Top with a slice of prosciutto ham and sprinkle with oregano. Garnish each with two grape halves.
• Nutritional Stats: Calories 66; Protein 4.1g; Fat 2.6; Calories from Fat 35%; Carbohydrate 6.8g; Cholesterol 7.8mg; Sodium 219mg.

PITA CHIPS, SWEET AND SAVORY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the sweet pita chips: Brush both sides of the pita halves with the melted butter. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle the rough or interior side of the pita halves with the sugar mixture. Stack the pita halves on top of each other and cut into 8 wedges, like cutting a pie, to make 16 wedges total. Spread the pita wedges on a baking sheet and bake until crisp, 8 to 9 minutes.
• For the savory pita chips: Brush both sides of the pita halves with the olive oil. In a small bowl, combine the paprika, garlic powder and salt. Sprinkle the rough or interior side of the pita halves with the paprika mixture. Stack the pita halves on top of each other and cut into 8 wedges, like cutting a pie, to make 16 wedges total. Spread the pita wedges on a baking sheet and bake until crisp, about 10 minutes.

SPINACH AND GARLIC DIP WITH PITA TRIANGLES AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic; sauté 10 seconds. Add spinach; sauté until wilted and tender, about 2 minutes. Cool.
• Puree spinach and green onions in processor. Transfer to medium bowl. Mix in sour cream and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill.
• Preheat broiler. Slice each pita bread horizontally in half, forming 2 circles. Cut each circle into 4 triangles. Place triangles in single layer on baking sheet. Lightly brush pita triangles with 2 tablespoons oil. Sprinkle with pepper. Broil until golden, watching closely to avoid burning and moving triangles on baking sheet to brown evenly, about 2 minutes. Cool. (Dip and pita triangles can be made 1 day ahead. Keep dip chilled. Store pita in airtight container.)
• Serve dip with pita triangles and assorted raw vegetables.

TIROPITA (GREEK SAVOURY CHEESE PIE)

Steps:

• Thaw phyllo dough completely.
• Melt the 6 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan.
• Whisk in the flour and cook slightly (1-2 minutes) to get rid of 'raw' flour taste.
• Slowly whisk in the milk.
• Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until sauce thickens.
• Remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
• Quickly whisk the eggs into the sauce one at a time.
• Then stir in the cheese.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Butter a 13 X 9" Pyrex baking dish generously (you can also use a larger baking pan - the tiropita just comes out a little thinner, but is nicer for appetizer servings).
• Flatten phyllo dough and cover with a sheet of wax paper and a lightly dampened towel (to avoid drying out).
• Take one sheet at a time and place in baking dish.
• Brush phyllo generously with butter.
• Use about 6 sheets this way and then add 1/2 of cheese filling.
• Layer 3 more sheets of phyllo (brushing each one with butter) and then top with remaining cheese filling.
• Finally, layer 6 sheets of phyllo over top (brushing each one with butter) and fold in the edges to make the tiropita look neat.
• Brush top generously with remaining butter.
• Score top of phyllo carefully with the point of a sharp knife, just cutting through pastry (only cut through the top layers of pastry, do not cut all the way down to the bottom layer), into the size of pieces you will want to serve.
• Make sure you don't cut right through pie.
• Bake for about 45 minutes to one hour, or until golden brown.
• (Make sure bottom crust is nice and golden- if it isn't- put it directly on floor of oven for about 10 minutes to brown faster. You don't want a soggy, uncooked bottom pastry).
• Variation: I often add 8 oz. of a good-quality, chopped, smoked ham to the cheese filling.

PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Open pita and fully separate halves.
• Cut halves in quarters and stack.
• Cut stack into 5 triangles (this will give you 20 pieces).
• Place the pita triangles on a cooking sheet and spray triangles lightly with the cooking spray.
• Sprinkle lightly with seasoning to taste.
• Bake in 350 degrees oven for about 5- 7 minutes.
• Chips are done when they start to turn brown on the edges.
• Don't worry if they seem a little pliable when you take them out of the oven.
• They will crisp up in about 1 minute after coming out of the oven.

PITA TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Combine ingredients except bread. Using a sharp knife, split pita into rounds. Spread each with a tablespoon or so of mixture and place on a cookie sheet. Freeze uncovered, then transfer into plastic bag. When ready to use, preheat oven to 375°. Cut frozen circles into 6ths (small size) or 8ths (large loaves) using a sharp carving knife. Spread on cookie sheet, in one layer. Bake for 15-20 minutes until they start to brown a little.

PUMPKIN KOLOKITHOPITA (GREEK PHYLLO PASTRIES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a baking sheet with butter.
• Mix together pumpkin, honey, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
• Cut phyllo dough into vertical strips about 2 inches wide, and cover the pile of phyllo strips with a clean, damp tea towel.
• Lay one phyllo strip flat on a workspace in front of you. Using a pastry brush, brush the surface of the phyllo dough with an even coat of melted butter. Place a tablespoon of the pumpkin filling at the end of the phyllo strip. Starting at the end with the pumpkin filling, fold the phyllo dough over as you would a flag until the phyllo is the shape of a triangle. Place on baking sheet.
• Repeat until all of the pumpkin filling is used up.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until the tops of the triangles are golden brown.

SAVORY PITA STRIPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and rosemary; set aside. Cut pita breads into 1-in. strips; split in half. Spritz crust side with butter-flavored cooking spray; place crust side up on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. , Broil 3-4 in. from the heat for 1 minute. Turn; brush with butter and sprinkle with Parmesan mixture. Broil 1-2 minutes longer or until golden brown and crisp.

PARMESAN PITA TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to broil.
• Cut each pita into 6 pie slice-shaped triangles.
• Separate each triangle into 2 triangles and place on a cookie sheet.
• Brush each pita triangle with butter; sprinkle with garlic powder and parmesan cheese.
• Broil for 1-2 minutes until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.
• Serve warm.

SAVORY PITA TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.Cut each pita in half crosswise. Cut each half into thirds. Separate layers of each triangle. (You will have 12 triangles from each pita round.)In a small mixer bowl at low speed, beat butter, sour cream, dill weed, and salt, if desired, until well blended. (If using lemon-pepper seasoning, omit salt.) Spread about 1/2 teaspoon of the butter mixture on rough inside surface of each pita triangle. Place, buttered-side up, on ungreased baking sheets.Bake 10 minutes or until golden and crisp. Best served hot or warm.Serve in baskets with a beverage, or use in place of chips and serve with a vegetable or seafood dip. If making ahead, reheat in a preheated 350° oven 3 to 4 minutes.NOTE: This mixture can be used on flour tortillas however, you will need 16 (6-inch diameter) flour tortillas since they do not separate in half like a pita.