Description
This Easy Black Bean Dip features a delightful blend of black beans, jalapeños, and spices, making it a flavorful and simple treat for gatherings or healthful snacking. Perfect with tortilla chips or fresh veggies!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium red onion chopped small
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 jalapeño peppers seeded and chopped
- 2 (15-ounce) cans black beans drained and rinsed
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro plus more for serving
- vegan cheese optional
- pickled red onions optional
Instructions
- Warm olive oil in a small pan over medium heat.
- Sauté the chopped red onion, garlic, and jalapeño peppers for about 5-8 minutes, stirring frequently; remove from heat.
- Add drained and rinsed black beans to a food processor.
- Combine cooked onion, garlic, peppers, cumin, salt, lime juice, and cilantro; process until fairly smooth, leaving some chunky texture if desired.
- Transfer the mixture to a serving dish and top with additional cilantro, vegan cheese, and pickled red onions, if using. Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy.
Notes
Feel free to add more spices according to your taste.
This dip can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
For extra creaminess, add a bit of yogurt or sour cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/10 recipe
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 0mg