Cheesy Yogurt Salsa with Homemade Tortilla Strips

Cheesy Yogurt Salsa with Homemade Tortilla Strips

A cool and creamy dip with a kick. And save even more fat and calories with this simple recipe for homemade, bake tortilla chips.

Ingredients

4 medium plum tomatoes (seeded and quartered)
2 medium jalapeño peppers (seeded and finely diced, divided)
4cloveminced garlic (divided)
4 flour tortillas
2tspground cumin
1⁄2tspcayenne pepper
1tspkosher salt
1tspcumin
1⁄2tspground black pepper
1⁄4tspcayenne pepper
1cmild white cheddar cheese (shredded)
1⁄4cred onion (coarsely chopped)
1cfresh cilantro (chopped, divided)
1⁄2clime juice (plus more to taste, divided)
1⁄2colive oil (divided)
1⁄4cStonyfield Organic Fat Free Plain Yogurt
1⁄4cvegetable oil
3cStonyfield Organic Low Fat Plain Yogurt (to yield 1 cup of yogurt cheese*)

Directions

  1. *For Yogurt Cheese: Using a yogurt cheese maker or layered cheese cloth, strain the whey from 3 cups of yogurt for 3-6 hours in the refrigerator. This should yield 1 cup of yogurt cheese.

Cheesy Yogurt Dip

  1. Combine yogurt cheese, shredded cheese, tomato, onion, 1 jalapeno, 1/2 cup of cilantro, cumin, cayenne, 1/4 cup of lime juice, 2 cloves of minced garlic, and 1/4 cup of olive oil. Mix well and pour into serving bowl.

Tortilla Chips

  1. Preheat oven to 400°. Mix yogurt and oil together. Cut tortillas in 2 inch strips. Place on baking sheet. Brush with yogurt oil mixture. Combine salt, cumin, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Sprinkle tortillas with spice mixture. Bake for 5- 7 minutes until golden brown.

Cilantro Drizzle

  1. In a food processor or blender add remaining jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice, garlic and remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil. Mix until the consistency of paste. Drizzle over yogurt cheese dip.

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