Party Time Seven Layer Dip

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 25
• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans or 1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped and seeded jalapeno peppers (or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
• salt, to taste
• 3 ripe avocados, halved,peeled and pitted
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 scallions, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• salt, to taste
• 3 large tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
• 3/4 cup salsa, drained (trust me on this, you don't want runny salsa here)
• 2 cups sour cream
• 2 cups grated strong cheddar cheese
• tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 bean layer: in a bowl, mash everything together until smooth, set aside.
• 2 guacamole layer: mash everything together until smooth.
• 3 if you are making the guacamole ahead of time, cover it very tightly with plastic wrap.
• 4 the wrap should rest on top of the guac, not above it.
• 5 don't even think about putting the avocado pit in the guac to keep it green, it's not going to work.
• 6 what works is the lime juice in the guac and the plastic wrap on the guac, to keep out the air.
• 7 even after 24 hours the guac is not going to be a gorgeous green, but no one will care, it will taste delicious anyway, and have another 5 layers of stuff over it.
• 8 other layers: in a large, straight-sided glass dish, spread the bean layer across the bottom.
• 9 spread half the tomatoes over the bean layer.
• 10 spread the guacamole over the chopped tomatoes.
• 11 spread the drained salsa over the guacamole, then the sour cream over the salsa, then the other half of the tomatoes, then the grated cheddar.
• 12 you can add some black olives over the cheddar, and then you can call it eight layer dip.
• 13 serve with lots of tortilla chips.