Black Bean Dip

This is dip will fill just about any need you have and overrule any excuse you can come up with:

• Never cooked anything before? Are your store bought trays the laughing stock of every dinner party? Ease yourself into it and surprise everyone with this homemade dish!
  
• Forgot you had a dinner party tonight? Did the dish you plan on making turn out terrible? You have time to make this!
• Do you have what to eat snack food and not feel bad about it? - This is basically just black beans! Protein and fiber all the way!
• The only vegan going to an event? Want something small that you can eat as an app and a main dish and other people will like? Here you go! 

I made this dish as I was walking out the door on my way to a dinner party - literally. And not in the literally but not actually, I literally had my coat on and was walking out the door, when I decided I needed to bring something else (hence the lack of photos). It was that fast and easy to make. I even had to defrost my beans - that took about half the time!

We were heading over to a friend's place for some tacos and I was the only vegan/vegetarian going. It was a small event, only about 4 or 5 people, so not a huge potluck where everyone was bringing a dish. I wanted to make sure I had something to eat, but didn't want to bring too much. This was perfect. I was able to share it with the party as an app and then I used the dip as the meat of my tacos.

I dumped all the ingredients except the tomatoes into the food processor and blended them until it was smooth and I was happy with the flavor. We were stopping at the convenience store to pick up some chips and guac, so I grabbed some cherry tomatoes as well and added them to the dish once we got to my friend's place.

So next time you're in a pickle and need something quick, easy, delicious and nutritious - think of making  a bean dip! You can use it as a spread on sandwiches, as a filling in tacos, burritos, or enchiladas, or as a dip with chips or fresh veggies! You could really use any kind of bean in this recipe - black, kidney, white, chickpeas, lentils - get creative! Mix it up!

Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons Hot Sauce
1 teaspoon Cumin
1 teaspoon Adobo Seasoning
1 Can Black Beans
2 Teaspoons Dried Cilantro
1 Tablespoon Water
1 Cup Cherry Tomatoes

Prep Time: 1 minute

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Serves: A big party as an app or use as a filling for tacos. You could probably make about 12 tacos with this.

Instructions:
Drain and rinse beans.

Add all ingredients except the tomatoes to a food processor and blend until smooth. Adjust spiciness and seasonings to taste. Transfer the dip to a bowl.

Dice the tomatoes and them to the bowl, stirring everything together. Serve and enjoy!