Green Olive Chili Beer Dip

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 ounces beer, coors light
• 1 serrano chili pepper
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves
• 16 ounces green olives, stuffed
• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
• 1 plum tomato, diced
• 2 tablespoons unsalted shelled pistachios, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Recipe

• 1 make slit in serrano chili and place in small sauce pan.
• 2 add beer and bring to a boil.
• 3 remove from heat, cover, and let steep 1 hour (this makes "chili beer").
• 4 in a large skillet over medium heat, warm 2 tbsp olive oil; add onion and garlic.
• 5 saute mixture for 3 minutes; add olives and saute 2 minutes longer.
• 6 add chili beer and serrano pepper; boil 10 minutes to cook most of the beer away.
• 7 cool.
• 8 transfer olive mixture to food processor.
• 9 add tahini, lemon juice, honey, coriander, cumin and pepper.
• 10 process mixture until smooth.
• 11 stir in cilantro.
• 12 cover and refrigerate 1 hour before serving.
• 13 to serve, scatter top with tomatoes, pistachios, salt and remaining tbsp of olive oil.
• 14 serve with pita chips or bread.