Baked Pita Chips with Charred Three Onion Dip

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon chives fresh chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 1 Dash hot sauce such as tabasco
• 0.5 tablespoon kosher salt 
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt 
• 0.3 tablespoon juice of lemon fresh
• 1 cup mascarpone cheese 
• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 8 servings olive oil for brushing
• 0.3 teaspoon cracked pepper black
• 6  pita bread rounds 
• 1 small onion red
• 6  scallions 
• 0.5 teaspoon paprika smoked
• 2 cups cup heavy whipping cream sour
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• grill
• grill pan

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Combine the olive oil, 1/2 tablespoon salt, smoked paprika, garlic powder and pepper in a small bowl.
3. Whisk together.
4. Brush the seasoned oil on the first pita, stack another pita on top and repeat until you have 3 pitas. Repeat, making a second stack.
5. Use a knife to cut the stack into 8 wedges. Repeat with the second stack. Arrange the chips in a single layer on a baking sheet.
6. Bake for 10 minutes. Flip and bake until golden and toasted, another 2 to 3 minutes.
7. Sprinkle the chips with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon salt as soon as you remove them from the oven.
8. Serve with the Charred Three Onion Dip.
9. Slice the onion into 4 wedges.
10. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.
11. Brush the scallions and onions with olive oil. Grill until they are softened and the outside is charred, about 5 minutes for the scallions and 10 minutes for the onions. Chop the scallions and slice the onions very thin. Put in a bowl.
12. Add the sour cream, mascarpone, Worcestershire, lemon juice, salt, pepper, chives and hot sauce and mix together. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.