# Seven Layer Dip

All seven layers — beans, guac, sour cream, salsa, cheese, olives, and green onions — stacked in a dish and ready to scoop. The crowd-pleaser that never needs an introduction.

_Snack · Tex-Mex_

Prep: 20 min · Total: 20 min · Yields: 10 servings

## Ingredients

- 2 cans refried beans (16 oz each)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 3 ripe avocados
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup jarred salsa (medium or hot)
- 1 ½ cups shredded Mexican blend cheese
- 1 can sliced black olives (2.25 oz, drained)
- 4 green onions (thinly sliced)
- 1 roma tomato (seeded and diced)

## Instructions

1. In a bowl, stir together the 2 cans refried beans, 1 tsp ground cumin, and 1 tsp garlic powder until evenly combined. Spread the mixture in an even layer across the bottom of a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Halve and pit the 3 ripe avocados, then scoop the flesh into a bowl. Add the 2 tbsp fresh lime juice and 0.5 tsp kosher salt, then mash with a fork until mostly smooth with a few chunks remaining.
3. Spread the guacamole evenly over the bean layer, going edge to edge so every scoop gets both layers.
4. In a small bowl, whisk together the 1 cup sour cream and 0.5 cup mayonnaise until smooth. Spread this mixture over the guacamole layer.
5. Spoon the 1 cup jarred salsa over the sour cream layer and spread gently — use the back of a spoon and light pressure so you don't drag the layers beneath.
6. Scatter the 1.5 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese evenly over the salsa.
7. Distribute the drained 1 can sliced black olives across the cheese layer.
8. Sprinkle the 4 sliced green onions and the diced roma tomato evenly over the top.
9. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving to let the layers firm up and the flavors meld. Serve cold with tortilla chips.

## Tip

> Pat the diced tomato dry with a paper towel before adding it to the top layer — excess moisture is the main reason the dip turns watery after an hour on the table.

Tags: party, make-ahead, no-cook, crowd-pleaser, vegetarian

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