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Whole-Wheat Pita Chips with Mascarpone-Chive Dip

It’s no secret that I love mascarpone cheese—and who doesn’t love bacon? Stir them together and you have a super-creamy, elegant dip that tastes like the most decadently topped baked potato you’ve ever had. The mix is surprisingly versatile, too: thin it down a bit with milk and use it as a dressing for greens or a sauce for salmon or chicken.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

4 whole-wheat pita breads
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 strips bacon, cooked until crisp, finely chopped
1 cup (8 ounces) mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
3/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 450°F.

    Step 2

    Cut each pita into 8 wedges. Arrange the pita wedges in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Brush with the oil, then sprinkle with the oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Bake for 5 to 8 minutes, until crisp and golden. Set aside to cool.

    Step 3

    In a medium bowl, combine the bacon, mascarpone cheese, sour cream, and chives. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the dip to a serving bowl.

    Step 4

    Arrange the pita chips and dip on a platter and serve.

Giada at Home by Giada De Laurentiis. Copyright © 2010 by Giada De Laurentiis. Published by the Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Giada De Laurentiis is the star of Food Network's Everyday Italian and Behind the Bash. She attended the Cordon Bleu in Paris, and then worked in a variety of Los Angeles restaurants, including Wolfgang Puck's Spago, before starting her own catering and private-chef company, GDL Foods. The granddaughter of movie producer Dino De Laurentiis, Giada was born in Rome and grew up in Los Angeles, where she now lives.
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