Mexican Layer Dip Recipe

Can we talk about other people’s food?

It’s only in my adulthood that I’ve realised that I might be weird. OK, I know I’m weird. But you know when people who work in offices have their food go missing from their communal fridge? I’ve always struggled with that. WHY ARE PEOPLE EATING OTHER PEOPLE’S FOOD?

I only ever ate food made by my family. I had an aversion to other people’s food. Even when the school would have Bake Days, I would only eat things my Ma made.

I am WEIRD.

I like to know that things are clean and sanitary and not containing some weird, foreign ingredient. BUT as an adult I’ve become slightly more relaxed. Not to the stage where I’d eat random food from a communal fridge, but enough that I love a group dinner where everyone brings a dish.

Are you hearing me? Or have you tossed me into the too weird category?

Anywho! My cousin makes the best Mexican food, and this is one of her recipes. It’s one that I happily dug into without any weirdness.

I’m cured! ?

With this dip, you want the nasty, totally fake corn chips to go with it. I usually buy Organic fancy corn chips for such occasions, but this is just good with those orange, leave-stains-on-your-fingers chips. Go bad, all the way!

MEXICAN LAYER DIP RECIPE

Ingredients
450g can refried beans
1/2 a packet of 35g taco season mix {if you want to use it all, go hard}
300ml sour cream
2 ripe avocados, chopped
1 tsp lemon juice
1 punnet cherry tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup salsa dip
1/2 cup grated tasty cheese
2 packets of corn chips

Method
♥ In a medium bowl, mix together the beans and the taco seasoning mix. Spread onto the base of your serving dish. It’s best with a rectangular-shaped dish, with more surface area. A deep dish is hard to scoop up and get all the delicious layer in one go. Go rectangle and big.
♥ Add the sour cream to cover the base layer.
♥ In a small bowl place the avocado and sprinkle with the lemon juice. Gently toss over the sour cream, and do the same with the cherry tomatoes.
♥ Dollop the salsa around the dish, and then sprinkle with the grated cheese.

And then… GET YOUR DIP ON.

Can we talk about other people’s food? Do you happily indulge in food made by others or are you a little more reserved like weird old me?