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Black Bean Cilantro Bean Dip

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Party season is upon us. Oh, let me count the ways.

  • tail-gating
  • game day
  • halloween parties
  • harvest feasts

and the list just goes on and on.

Plus there are always birthday parties. And before we know it, we’ll be back around to spring and summer. 

  • grad parties
  • bbq’s
  • park picnics
  • beach days

Always a need for snacky food.

Black Bean Cilantro Dip - Perfect Dip for game day, movie night, or just for snacking on chips. Totally healthy. Totally real food. Totally YUM!

In my experience though, dips and snack foods that end up at parties are not the healthiest of fare.

Cheese sauces.

Extra mayos.

Lots of pasta salads.

Very little in the realm of plant-based yummies, am I right?

Black Bean Cilantro Dip - Perfect Dip for game day, movie night, or just for snacking on chips. Totally healthy. Totally real food. Totally YUM!

But I have to say, I have a major tooth for salty chips and dips, and I was on a hunt for a delicious, yet healthy, bean dip that I could bring to parties all year long. 

Not just to help my friends and family get on the health-train, but because I’m a bit selfish and really just want to be able to indulge without feeling like I’ve totally overdone it.

Black Bean Cilantro Dip - Perfect Dip for game day, movie night, or just for snacking on chips. Totally healthy. Totally real food. Totally YUM!

The best part about this dip (besides the fact that it is totally nom-worthy by health-nuts and not-health-nuts alike)?

It came together in 5 minutes in just one bowl. Or you can go one step further, throw it all in your food processor, and pulse it until it gets to the texture you like.

I personally like a chunkier bean dip, but you could absolutely turn it into more of a hummus.

Black bean hummus – sounds fancy, right? Yet, it’s totally not. You’ll just impress your friends. But let me suggest, if your friends and family are still scared of the health movement, don’t call it a hummus. Just go with a zesty bean dip and call it good. Even the dudes in your life will go for it.

All while you’re snickering away because you know just how healthy this glorious bean dip really is (even if it’s totally ugly)!

Black Bean Cilantro Dip - Perfect Dip for game day, movie night, or just for snacking on chips. Totally healthy. Totally real food. Totally YUM!

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Black Bean Cilantro Dip - Perfect Dip for game day, movie night, or just for snacking on chips. Totally healthy. Totally real food. Totally YUM!

Black Bean Cilantro Bean Dip

Yield: 3 cups
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cans black beans, , drained and rinsed
  • 1/3 cup vegetable broth
  • 2 cloves garlic, , minced
  • juice of 1 lime
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • Garnishes: chopped tomatoes, , avocados, green onions, salt

Instructions

  1. Put everything besides garnishes into a large mixing bowl. Use potato masher, avocado masher, or back of a fork to mash the beans and combine with all other ingredients.
  2. Mash to your liking.
  3. Spoon into serving bowl, top with garnishes, and serve with tortilla chips, pita chips, or as a spread on a sandwich or wrap.
  4. You can also opt to put everything into a food processor and pulse it all together.
  5. Serve warm or cold.

Notes

adapted from The Thug Kitchen Cookbook

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