Black Bean Dip
A creamy, flavourful black bean dip ideal for snacks or parties, made from black beans, aromatics and fresh lime flavour.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- ¼ cup extra‐virgin olive oil
- 2 small yellow onions chopped
- 4 cloves garlic peeled & large-chunk chopped
- 2 each jalapeño peppers seeded & chopped (optional heat)
- 2 15-oz cans black beans drained & rinsed
- 1½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice from ~1 lime
- 3 Tbsp water
- ¼ cup fresh chopped cilantro plus extra for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the chopped onions, garlic, and jalapeños and cook, stirring occasionally, until very soft (about 10 minutes).
- Transfer the cooked onion-garlic-jalapeño mixture into a blender or food processor. Add the drained black beans, salt, cumin, lime juice, water and chopped cilantro.
- Blend/purée until almost smooth, stopping and stirring once or twice if needed. If too thick, add a little more water or lime juice to adjust consistency.
- Transfer the dip to a serving bowl and garnish with additional chopped cilantro and lime wedge if desired. Serve warm, room-temperature or chilled with tortilla chips.
Notes
You can adjust how spicy the dip is by leaving more (or fewer) jalapeño seeds/ribs, and you can serve it warm or chilled. It pairs well with tortilla chips or veggie sticks.