Layered Guacamole Dip
Servings: 1 plateful
Ingredients
- 8 ounces of softened cream cheese, preferably pastured cream cheese, never low-fat! Or you can use homemade yogurt cheese if you have some on-hand.
- 15 ounces of refried beans -- refried black OR refried pinto beans are both good. I like this brand of organic refried beans because they soak the beans FOR you, which helps with digestion. (Yep, less gas! Read more here: Got Gas? I Forgot to Soak My Beans Again! Here’s a FAST Solution.)
- 2 cups or so of your favorite organic salsa or make your own: here's my homemade salsa recipe
- About 4 avocados
- 3-4 cloves of fresh minced garlic or garlic powder if you don't have fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon of real sea salt or more to your own taste preference
- Zest from 2 lemons or limes. You can use a zester like this one or like this one.
- Juice from 2 lemons and/or limes I love this little strainer that fits nicely over a cup, I use it for all sorts of things. Here's the squeezer/juicer tool I use.
- 1 cup of sour cream -- Organic sour cream from pastured cows is best but sometimes I’ll get this brand because of the nice SHORT ingredient label.
- Another 1/2 teaspoon of real sea salt
- Topping options: chopped organic tomato and/or different colored organic peppers shredded cheese, black olives, green onions, what else do you like?
Instructions
- First spread cream cheese on a plate (or in a dish) and then add refried beans for the second layer.
- Next the salsa.
- Now cut open avocados and squeeze out the insides into a bowl. Add 3-4 cloves of minced garlic and smoosh this all together with about 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt. (These amounts are all approximate. Taste-test and add more salt if needed.)
- Next juice your lemons or limes, but first zest them because it's easiest before juicing -- just set the zest aside until the next step. Here's the squeezer/juicer tool I use.
- Stir in the lemon or lime juice. I leave the pits in because I've heard it keeps your avocado from turning brown, but then I heard that it's not true. Oh well, the lemon or lime juice does a good job of that anyway.
- Spread the layer of guacamole on the plate. Now mix the zest with the sour cream and 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt. (This zester was very highly rated.)
- Spread the sour cream layer on.
- Lastly, add your preferred toppings and ENJOY with your favorite organic corn chips!
- Don't forget to tell me what you think when you try it. :)