Homemade Nachos

I love nachos. Actually love them with a passion.

When I had my own place I would regularly make a nice (huge) batch of nachos topped with guacamole, cheese, sour cream and salsa. You see, I also have an addiction to dips. If I could marry salsa, hummus and guacamole, I would. And we would make delicious dip babies. But instead, I satisfy my cravings by including at least two of these delicious dips on my nachos. And when I saw a recipe for making tortilla chips, guacamole and salsa from scratch, I couldn’t pass it up.

Firstly, I cut up small tortillas, using the pizza cutter, into large triangle shapes. I placed them on a baking sheet covered with baking paper (so they didn’t stick to the bottom) and doused them in a good drizzling of olive oil and some seasoning. You can use any seasoning you like here, like chilli flakes and cumin, for example. I used chilli flakes and Landers seasoning (an American brand which the apartment owner luckily had in her cupboard). Make sure all the chips are coated well in the oil and seasoning.

Bake the tortilla chips in a hot oven (200C) for around 5-7 minutes, or until they are browned and crispy. Take them out and allow them to cool.

My fresh guacamole was made by smashing up a whole avocado and adding chopped red chilli. Simple as that.

For the salsa, I took a handful of tomatoes and chopped them, as well as a clove of garlic. I then put it all in a roasting tin with a splash of garlic and baked it in the oven for about 20 minutes (still at a high heat). When they were done, I put half of the tomatoes and all of the garlic in a blender and blended until smooth. Then I took the remaining tomatoes and roughly chopped them and added them to the blended mixture. Doing this meant the salsa was slightly too runny for my liking, so if I was to do it again, I’d probably just roughly chop it all instead of blending it.

I then topped the tortilla chips with crumbled beef and cheese and baked in the oven until it was cooked and melted. Once I took it out, I added blobs of the guacamole, salsa and sour cream.

Absolute perfection.