I usually like to write some long-winded back-story to each recipe I post. Sometimes though, there’s nothing to it. There’s really no story here other than I wanted to do a vegan version of this for an upcoming recipe round-up for Super Bowl. (Yes, there will be a post with Super Bowl food suggestions coming very soon.)
So here goes.
Vegan 7-Layer Dip
Ingredients
- 1 (19 oz.) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed (or refried beans, see note below)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ cup white onion, diced finely
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced finely (optional)
- 1 package taco seasoning (or 2-3 tablespoons of your own blend)
- 2 avocados, mashed
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- ¼ cup good quality salsa (preferably homemade!)
- Pinch garlic powder
- Pinch salt
- Pinch pepper
- 1 recipe vegan sour cream
- 1 bunch green onions, minced
- ½ (14 0z.) can sliced black olives, drained
- 2 large tomatoes, diced
- ½ cup Daiya cheddar-style shreds
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and jalapeno pepper and saute until softened. Add pinto beans and mash with a wooden spoon. Fry for about 2 minutes. Add some fresh water a bit at a time and mix until the texture is that of smooth and creamy refried beans. Season with a bit of salt, to taste.
- Mix in taco seasoning with vegan sour cream.
- Mash together avocados, lime juice, cilantro and salsa. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- In a large 9x13 baking dish layer the dip as follows:
- Refried bean mixture.
- Vegan sour cream mixture.
- Avocado (guacamole) mixture.
- Tomatoes.
- Green onions.
- Daiya cheese.
- Black olives.
- Serve with tortilla chips.
Note: Some refried beans contain lard. I actually quite like to make my own refried beans and that’s why I’ve gone to the work of doing it for this recipe. If you’re in a pinch and have a good brand of refried beans that you prefer just use it here and omit the olive oil and white onion in the ingredients and skip step 1 in the directions.
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