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Seven Layer Dip Recipe

Seven Layed Dip Recipe

Another one of those all time party recipes that everyone needs to have is a 7 layer dip recipe. At the end of the day, we all love to get our fix of dips, and well, this is one you can make easy or complicated.

Let’s talk about the easy way, and then we can talk a little bit more about the harder way to make seven layered dip.

Things You’ll Need for your seven layer dip:

* Plastic Wrap
* Tortilla Chips
* Serving Platters
* Plastic Wrap
* 1/4 c. sliced green onions
* 1 c. shredded cheddar cheese
* 1 6-oz. container guacamole dip (there is a difference between guacamole dip and guacamole.)
* 2/3 c. chopped, seeded tomatoes ( you can leave the seeds in if you like, they add flavor too)
* 1 8-oz. carton sour cream (low fat or fat free if you care)
* 1 9-oz. can bean dip ( or pureed pinto beans, or what ever you like from the mexican section)
* 2 tbsp. sliced, pitted olives
* 1/4 c. taco sauce or picante sauce ( basically salsa)

You can use your imagination, when creating this, but basically, all you need to do is start from the bottom and work your way up.

First, I place in the beans on the bottom. Here is a tip. sometimes the bean puree is too hard, so you can add some vegetable oil to thin it and make it spreadable so you don’t break chips.

next, layer on the guacamole, and then the sour cream.

Once that is done, you can evenly pour on the salsa, and then sprinkle with tomatoes, Cheese and then olives.

Finally garnish with the green onions.

There are just tons of ways you can take this and make it even better…

Start of by mixing different salsas when you do your seven layer dip. You can literally make hundreds of different varieties.

There are also lots of guacamole recipes to try. What you really should think about is using better ingredients. Instead of cheap cheddar, use something nice from Vermont. Use fresh avocados for your guacaomole. Try using vine ripe tomatoes in the salsa….

See where Im going from here?

Oh and the last thing…For me, three of the most important ingredients for great Southwestern cooking are lime juice, cumin and cilantro. Try sprucing up your seven layer dip with those items and you will see the difference.

Have fun at your next superbowl party, or tailgate event!