When I have a party, I like to have a lot of appetizers. Sometimes, I serve only appetizers, instead of a full meal, so everyone enjoys a variety of foods. Last weekend, for instance, our children came over for a taco bar party. Since they were coming early, I figured they would love Vegan 7 Layer Taco Dip to munch on earlier in the day.
As I expected, the kids were starving, and the Vegan 7 Layer Taco Dipdisappeared in a matter of minutes. In fact, I started dinner early because, as usual, the vegan dip disappeared quicker than I thought. Luckily, I meal prepped, so dinner was a piece of cake.
For dinner, I served a taco bar full of Vegan Oil-Free Lentil Meat, homemade Skinny Girl Vegan Sour Cream, and all the taco fixings with corn and flour tortillas for the gluten-free amongst us.
In order to make my Vegan 7 Layer Taco Dip, I simply “veganized” the taco dip my mom used to make. Even though I could make refried beans from scratch, I took a shortcut and bought a can of organic vegan refried pinto beans from the store. And I also bought fresh guacamole from my favorite organic store, because it is as good or better than my own.
As a result, I only needed to do a little chopping and layering to create this beautiful and very tasty vegan taco dip.
Although I could have included vegan cheese, I’m not a fan of vegan shredded cheese, I just skipped it and added a layer of black beans instead. To make my layer of sour cream and taco seasoning, for example, I simply made my Skinny Girl Vegan Sour Cream and mixed it with taco seasoning just like the traditional recipe.
Layer the ingredients; one at a time, spreading gently so not to mix the layers together
Top your 7 Layered Vegan Taco Dip with your favorite vegan toppings, or use a short cut and use salsa as your final layer
Then, I simply chopped red onion, Roma tomatoes, and jalapeños. Another short cut, instead of using fresh vegetables, is to use your favorite fresh salsa.
Other optional toppings:
If you don’t like jalapeños, you could add vegan cheese, shredded lettuce, or mild banana peppers. Regardless of your toppings, you will love vegan 7 layer taco dip; I served with blue organic chips, but veggies are a great alternative to chips.
And then, skinny dip!
Vegan 7 Layer Taco Dip
Skinny dipping is possible with Vegan 7 Layer Taco Dip. Choose vegetables or tortilla chips, and let the dipping begin.
Ingredients
Skinny Girl Vegan Sour Cream or 1 1/2 cups vegan sour cream of choice
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked for at least 4 hours if you do not have a high-powered blender
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice, or more if needed (taste as you go; I love lemon)
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 organic vegan taco seasoning packet
OTHER INGREDIENTS
- 1 15 ounce can organic vegan refried pinto beans or refried beans of choice
- 1 15.5 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 1/2 cups prepared guacamole
- 5 roma tomatoes, diced (I chose roma tomatoes because they have less seeds and are less watery)
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 4 jalapeños, seeds removed, sliced
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
- 1 1/2 cups vegan cheddar cheese shreds
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- Green onions instead of red onions
- Salsa instead of fresh tomatoes, jalapeños and onions
Instructions
VEGAN SOUR CREAM/TACO MIXTURE Skinny Girl Vegan Sour Cream
- Combine all ingredients in a a high speed blender; set aside
LAYERING
- In an 8 x 8 glass pan, or a round pie plate layer ingredients by spreading them: refried beans, guacamole, black beans, sour cream/taco seasoning mixture, onions, tomatoes, and top with jalapeños.
- Cover and let chill for 1 hour before sevring
SERVING
- Tortilla chips
- Cut up vegetables of choice
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Nutrition Information
Yield
20 servingsServing Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 151 Total Fat 5g Saturated Fat 2g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 3g Cholesterol 9mg Sodium 388mg Carbohydrates 18g Net Carbohydrates 0g Fiber 6g Sugar 2g Sugar Alcohols 0g Protein 7g
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