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Halloween Bat Chips with Salsa and Guacamole

Halloween Bat Chips with Salsa and Guacamole

These Halloween Bat Chips bake up crisp and golden in about 7 minutes, then get served with fresh tomato salsa and creamy guacamole. They’re fun for a Halloween appetizer or party snack, and the bat shapes are easy enough for the kids to help with too!
PREP: 20 minutes
COOK: 7 minutes
TOTAL: 27 minutes
Servings: 30 chips
Course: Appetizer, Snack

Ingredients
  

For the Bat Chips
  • 2 large piadina flatbreads or large flour tortillas
  • Extra virgin olive oil as needed
  • Salt as needed
For the Fresh Tomato Salsa
  • 2 medium tomatoes
  • ½ red onion
  • A few fresh basil leaves
  • Extra virgin olive oil as needed
  • 2 pinches salt
For the Guacamole
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • ¼ red onion
  • 5 to 6 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice about ½ lemon
  • Salt as needed

Instructions
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Place the piadina flatbreads on a cutting board. Use a bat-shaped cookie cutter to cut out as many bats as possible. Arrange them on the prepared baking sheet without overlapping.
  3. Lightly brush both sides of each bat with olive oil and sprinkle with a little salt.
  4. Bake for about 7 minutes, flipping the bats halfway through. Keep a close eye on them because the thin edges can brown quickly. Remove them once they’re golden and crisp, then leave them to cool on the baking sheet.
  5. While the chips bake, make the tomato salsa. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes, removing the firm centers first. Finely chop the red onion.
  6. Add the tomatoes and onion to a bowl. Tear in the basil leaves, then add a drizzle of olive oil and the salt. Stir together and let the salsa rest for about 10 minutes.
  7. For the guacamole, cut the avocado in half and remove the pit. Scoop the flesh into a bowl and mash it with a fork until creamy but still a little chunky.
  8. Finely chop the red onion. Cut the cherry tomatoes into very small pieces and drain away any excess liquid.
  9. Add the onion and tomatoes to the avocado. Pour in the lemon juice, add a little salt, and mix until combined. Taste and add more salt if needed.
  10. Serve the crispy bat chips with the tomato salsa and guacamole for dipping.

Notes

  • We used piadina: Piadina is a thin Italian flatbread. Large flour tortillas are an easy substitute if that’s what you can find.
  • Watch the chips closely: They’re thin and can go from golden to too dark pretty quickly, especially around the wings.
  • Drain the tomatoes: Removing extra liquid from the cherry tomatoes helps keep the guacamole from becoming watery.
  • Yield can vary: Two piadine made about 30 bat chips, but the exact number depends on the size of your flatbreads and cookie cutter.
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