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Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 4 tablespoons safflower oil 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped onion (from 1 medium onion) 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 cans (15 1/2 ounces each) pinto beans, drained, liquid reserved 2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 2 ripe avocados, halved, pitted, and peeled 1 to 2 pickled jalapeno chiles, minced 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sour cream 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 3 ounces cheddar cheese, grated (1 cup) 6 scallions, thinly sliced 6 ounces pitted black olives, chopped 1 to 2 bags tortilla chips, for serving
Gallery Seven-Layer Bean Dip
Recipe Summary Servings: 8
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Seven-Layer Bean Dip
Seven-Layer Bean Dip
Seven-Layer Bean Dip
Recipe Summary Servings: 8
Recipe Summary
Servings: 8
Servings: 8
8
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons safflower oil 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped onion (from 1 medium onion) 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 cans (15 1/2 ounces each) pinto beans, drained, liquid reserved 2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 2 ripe avocados, halved, pitted, and peeled 1 to 2 pickled jalapeno chiles, minced 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sour cream 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 3 ounces cheddar cheese, grated (1 cup) 6 scallions, thinly sliced 6 ounces pitted black olives, chopped 1 to 2 bags tortilla chips, for serving
Directions
Heat oil in a large pan. Add 1 cup onion and the garlic, and cook over low heat until translucent, about 2 minutes. Stir in beans, and cook for 3 minutes. Roughly mash with the back of a spoon, adding reserved liquid as needed to attain desired consistency.
Mix tomatoes with remaining 2 tablespoons onion and the salt. Mash avocados with jalapenos, 2 tablespoons sour cream, and the lemon juice.
Spread 1/2 inch mashed beans into bottom of each jar. Top with 2 tablespoons cheddar, 1 tablespoon scallions, 1/4 cup tomato mixture, 3 tablespoons avocado mixture, 2 tablespoons sour cream, then 2 1/2 tablespoons olives. (Alternatively, layer all ingredients in a large bowl.) Serve with chips.
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Add Rating & Review 64 Ratings 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 18 3 star values: 21 2 star values: 9 1 star values: 3
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Add Rating & Review 64 Ratings 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 18 3 star values: 21 2 star values: 9 1 star values: 3
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64 Ratings 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 18 3 star values: 21 2 star values: 9 1 star values: 3
64 Ratings 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 18 3 star values: 21 2 star values: 9 1 star values: 3
64 Ratings 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 18 3 star values: 21 2 star values: 9 1 star values: 3
5 star values: 13 4 star values: 18 3 star values: 21 2 star values: 9 1 star values: 3
Martha Stewart Member Rating: 5 stars 07/05/2012 I doubled this recipe and layered it in two dishes. I also mixed half a pound of lean ground beef (cooked separately and mixed with taco seasoning) in with the beans for the bottom layer. Getting the guacamole and sour cream to layer without mixing takes a little patience but this was a huge hit at the fourth of july party we went to. It was meant as an appetizer but people snacked on it for the whole party and every mom asked about the ingredients. This recipe is our new party staple! Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 10/12/2010 Loved this! My results are here: http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/seven-layer-bean-dip Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 09/18/2010 How far in advance could you prep this? Would it last a week in the fridge? Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 09/16/2010 My germaphobe husband would love this. No one else can even breathe on his dip this way. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 01/30/2009 duckbound you may be right "lame" is a bit strong, but this doesn't seem like much help entertaining wise. Your margarita glasses sound like good fun. I once served 7 layer in a glass dish shaped almost like a flowerpot but shallow. I used a shovel-like server and we scooped it into lettuce leaves so everyone had their own serving, The lettuce leaves could be eaten with any remaining dip in them. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 01/30/2009 I think layered dip is the cat's pajamas. I serve this often in the summer and it keeps the kitchen and the cook from getting steamed up. I have a bunch of boorish teenage boys coming to see the game, though, so the jars are out, but I'll use this nice idea next summer! Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 01/30/2009 I think that the individual servings are a great idea. Guests don't have to keep going back to the main bowl to get more, and dipping out of a jar is easier than chasing a blob of dip around a little plate. People can share if they think one jar is too much for them. I also agree that it's worth a little bit of extra effort when one is entertaining. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 01/29/2009 I've served layered dip in plastic margarita glasses before. The tray was beautiful! Wide enough opening for the chips and it was a perfect serving size. Some had to grab more than one, but it worked great! I don't think "lame" is fair. It isn't like you're describing serving delivery pizza and potato chips out of a bag to your guests. Now that would be lame! Proper entertaining isn't particularly easy, but I believe it is more than worth the trouble. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 01/29/2009 I have to agree that the jar thing is a bit lame. What happens if someone decides they don't want the whole serving? There are other ideas out there. I like 7 layer dip, but usually it's best the next day, or even the day after that. So I have to plan to make it a couple/3 days in advance and all the layers etc. seem to take more work than they are worth. I've decided other things are more worth the trouble. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 01/29/2009 I like the idea of single wide mouthed jars. Eliminates people that don't have enough social graces to know better than to double dip into something and spread their germs to other people. You can pick the jar up and tilt it to the side if you have a hard time getting things out. Yes I agree, it is more work, but some things are worth a bit of extra work in my opinion.Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 5 stars 07/05/2012
I doubled this recipe and layered it in two dishes. I also mixed half a pound of lean ground beef (cooked separately and mixed with taco seasoning) in with the beans for the bottom layer. Getting the guacamole and sour cream to layer without mixing takes a little patience but this was a huge hit at the fourth of july party we went to. It was meant as an appetizer but people snacked on it for the whole party and every mom asked about the ingredients. This recipe is our new party staple!
Rating: 5 stars
Rating: Unrated 10/12/2010
Loved this! My results are here: http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/seven-layer-bean-dip
Rating: Unrated
Rating: Unrated 09/18/2010
How far in advance could you prep this? Would it last a week in the fridge?
Rating: Unrated 09/16/2010
My germaphobe husband would love this. No one else can even breathe on his dip this way.
Rating: Unrated 01/30/2009
duckbound you may be right “lame” is a bit strong, but this doesn’t seem like much help entertaining wise. Your margarita glasses sound like good fun. I once served 7 layer in a glass dish shaped almost like a flowerpot but shallow. I used a shovel-like server and we scooped it into lettuce leaves so everyone had their own serving, The lettuce leaves could be eaten with any remaining dip in them.
I think layered dip is the cat’s pajamas. I serve this often in the summer and it keeps the kitchen and the cook from getting steamed up. I have a bunch of boorish teenage boys coming to see the game, though, so the jars are out, but I’ll use this nice idea next summer!
I think that the individual servings are a great idea. Guests don’t have to keep going back to the main bowl to get more, and dipping out of a jar is easier than chasing a blob of dip around a little plate. People can share if they think one jar is too much for them. I also agree that it’s worth a little bit of extra effort when one is entertaining.
Rating: Unrated 01/29/2009
I’ve served layered dip in plastic margarita glasses before. The tray was beautiful! Wide enough opening for the chips and it was a perfect serving size. Some had to grab more than one, but it worked great! I don’t think “lame” is fair. It isn’t like you’re describing serving delivery pizza and potato chips out of a bag to your guests. Now that would be lame! Proper entertaining isn’t particularly easy, but I believe it is more than worth the trouble.
I have to agree that the jar thing is a bit lame. What happens if someone decides they don’t want the whole serving? There are other ideas out there. I like 7 layer dip, but usually it’s best the next day, or even the day after that. So I have to plan to make it a couple/3 days in advance and all the layers etc. seem to take more work than they are worth. I’ve decided other things are more worth the trouble.
I like the idea of single wide mouthed jars. Eliminates people that don’t have enough social graces to know better than to double dip into something and spread their germs to other people. You can pick the jar up and tilt it to the side if you have a hard time getting things out. Yes I agree, it is more work, but some things are worth a bit of extra work in my opinion.
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