Description
This vegan 7-layer dip is colorful, easy to assemble, and perfect for putting out with a big bowl of tortilla chips while everyone gathers around the table. With all those colorful layers, it looks festive without creating a lot more work.
The recipe below fills a 9½ x 7½-inch glass dish and serves about 8–10 as an appetizer. Double it for a 9 x 13-inch dish and a larger crowd.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Pico de Gallo
- 1½ cups vine-ripened cherry tomatoes
- ¼ cup onion
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro
- Dash of salt
- Juice of ½ lime
For the Dip
- 1 can refried black beans
- 1½ cups chunky prepared guacamole, or 2 ripe avocados mashed with about ½ cup salsa
- 6 ounces Tofutti or other non-dairy sour cream
- Juice of ½ lime, about 1½ tablespoons
- 1 cup prepared pico de gallo
- ½ cup Violife Mexican-style shredded cheese
- 2 cups shredded lettuce
- 1 cup corn
- Chili powder or Trader Joe’s Chile Lime Seasoning, to taste
- Garnish: Sliced scallions, fresh cilantro and diced red bell pepper
- Tortilla chips, for serving
Instructions
For the Pico de Gallo
- Place everything in a mini food processor and pulse just until chopped and combined. Don’t puree it. Drain well. You should have about 1 cup of pico de gallo.
Assemble the Dip
- Spread the refried black beans evenly over the bottom of the dish.
- Add the guacamole in an even layer, followed by the non-dairy sour cream mixed with the lime juice.
- Layer on the well-drained pico de gallo, shredded vegan cheese and lettuce.
- Finish with the corn and a sprinkle of chili powder or chile-lime seasoning.
- For an extra-festive version, toss the corn with the seasoning and crisp it briefly in the air fryer. Let it cool before adding it to the dip.
- Garnish with sliced scallions, cilantro sprigs and red pepper. I cut my red pepper crosswise to make little pepper “flowers” for the top.
- Serve with plenty of tortilla chips and watch those layers disappear!
Equipment
Notes
Feel free to take the shortcut and use store-bought pico de gallo and guacamole!
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Blend
- Cuisine: Mexican