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Chunky Black Bean Dip

Great appetizer or snack idea ready in as little as 10 minutes!
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Prep time: 10 minutes
Makes: 3 Cups
Nutrition Facts: View label

Ingredients

1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed
½ cup diced onion
1 small bell pepper, diced
1 medium tomato, diced
1 clove garlic, minced, or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Directions

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. For a smooth dip, place ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until smooth OR for a chunky dip, mash beans well with a fork or potato masher, stir in remaining ingredients. Add additional liquid for desired consistency.
  3. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Notes

  • Serve with fresh vegetables or Food Hero Baked Tortilla Chips.
  • Cook your own dry beans. One can (15 ounces) is about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups drained beans.
  • Try adding cilantro on top for more flavor.

Comments

I've made this a few times with elementary cooking classes. The kids seem to love it most when I've made the following changes:
reduced or excluded the onion, switched from apple cider vinegar to lime juice and increased the amount to 1/4 cup for whole recipe. This big increase in lime juice happened by accident but resulted in the largest approval of the recipe. :)

Made this recipe with only half of an onion, and everyone still said it was too much!  Will try just 1/4 onion next time and double the seasonings. 

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