Sunday, March 2, 2014

Individual Seven-Layer Dips

A seven-layer dip is an easy appetizers based on common ingredients in Tex-Mex cuisine. The dish typically includes: Refried beans Guacamole Sour cream Picante salsa, pico de gallo or chopped tomatoes, grated Cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese or a blend of both, black olives.

Layer may be one of many items, such as cooked ground beef, shredded lettuce for texture, sliced green onion or jalapeƱo chiles for additional spiciness. The dish is often chilled before serving, and is served with tortilla chips.The great thing about seven layer dip is that you can adjust it to your personal tastes. Now, you could make these gourmet recipes in glass tumblers too.




Ingredients
1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning
1 cup guacamole or make homemade guacamole
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 cup chunky salsa or pico de gallo; or make homemade pico de gallo
1 cup shredded cheddar or Mexican blend cheese
2 Roma tomatoes, diced
1/2 bunch of green onions, sliced
1 (2.25 ounce) can of sliced olives, drained
8 (9 ounce) plastic tumblers
tortilla chips

Instructions
In a small bowl mix taco seasoning with refried beans. Some people prefer to mix their taco seasoning with the sour cream layer but I wanted a bright white layer so I did it with the beans.
Here's how the layers are assembled:
Layer 1: beans and taco seasoning; Layer 2: sour cream; Layer 3: guacamole; Layer 4: salsa or pico de gallo; Layer 5: cheese; Layer 6: tomatoes; Layer 7: green onions and olives
In each plastic glass, layer about 2 Tablespoons of the beans, followed by 2 Tablespoons of sour cream, 2 Tablespoons of guacamole, 2 Tablespoons of salsa or pico de gallo, and 2 Tablespoons of cheese. Make sure you drain your salsa or pico to get the excess liquid out before you pour it on. Then top with about 1-2 teaspoons of tomatoes, olives, and green onion (If making ahead of time, wait to add these toppings until shortly before serving).
Garnish with one tortilla chip. Store in the refrigerator until serving and serve with chips. Makes around 8 individual dips.



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