Spooky Halloween Seven Layer Taco Dip Food

HALLOWEEN 7 LAYER DIP

Steps:

• To a large bowl, add refried black beans and taco seasoning and mix well to combine.
• In a baking dish or serving platter (I used a 9-inch pie dish), layer beans, salsa, lettuce, olives, cheese, and diced tomato. Cover with guacamole, spreading it into a smooth layer.
• Add sour cream on top, using a squeeze bottle to draw a spider web shape. (I started by drawing intersecting lines in an asterisk/star shape across the dish, then curved lines in between to connect them!)
• Garnish the edge of the dish with more diced tomatoes, olives, and cheese. Serve with your favorite dippers!
• Yields 8 servings Halloween 7 layer dip.

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN SEVEN LAYER TACO DIP

Steps:

• In a 9 inch pie plate spread bean dip.
• In a small bowl mash two large avocados, add lemon juice, garlic salt, and coarse black pepper. Mix well.
• Spread layer of guacamole on top of bean dip.
• In another small bowl add Mayonnaise, sour cream, and taco seasoning mix. Mix until well blended.
• Spread sour cream mixture on top of guacamole making sure to completely cover the guacamole.
• Add grated cheese on top of sour cream mixture.
• Around the edge of the dip add chopped tomato, sliced olives, and chopped green onions.
• Place 1/2 cup of sour cream in plastic sandwich bag and snip off the end of one tip and make spider web over the top of the cheese.
• For the Spiders: Take one olive and slice in half lengthwise for the body of each spider. Slice another olive width wise for the head. Slice other olives to create the legs.
• Cover and chill until ready to serve.
• Serve with round tortilla chips.

SPOOKY 7-LAYER DIP RECIPE

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix the taco seasoning with the refried beans.
• Spread the bean mixture evenly on an 11 inch plate getting close to the edge.
• Carefully spread ¾ cup of the sour cream over the bean mixture.
• Add the salsa very gently over the sour cream. If your salsa is really runny, drain off some of the liquid first.
• Apply the guacamole mixture over the salsa. I put dollops of guacamole all over and then carefully spread them together so that the salsa doesn't come through.
• Around the edge spread the grated cheese.
• Top the cheese with sliced olives, diced tomatoes, and sliced green onions.
• With the remaining ¼ cup of sour cream, put it into a sandwich bag and clip off the corner. Squeeze the sour cream into a web pattern over the guacamole.
• Top with plastic spiders.

SPOOKY 7 LAYER HALLOWEEN SPIDERWEB TACO DIP

Steps:

• Mince the garlic and add it, along with a pinch of salt and pepper, to a large bowl or a mortar. Using a fork or a pestle, mash the garlic until it forms a paste.
• Add in the peeled avocados and mash until they're creamy with a few small lumps.
• Add in finely diced onion, jalapeño, cilantro, ¼ tsp cumin, ¼ tsp chili powder, and juice from one lime.
• Mix it all together, scraping the bottom to mix in the garlic paste, just until fully combined. Don't over-mix.
• Adjust salt, pepper, and other seasonings to your taste.
• Make homemade salsa by following the recipe in the body of this post or set aside your favorite store-bought kind.
• In a medium bowl, add 1 cup of sour cream. Sprinkle with ¾ tsp chili powder, ½ tsp cumin, and a pinch of salt. Mix to fully combine.
• In the bottom of a large pie dish, add in the refried beans and spread them around until smooth and the entire bottom of the dish is covered.
• Next, add the guacamole in a thick layer over the beans.
• Then, add the seasoned sour cream.
• And then, the salsa from edge to edge.
• Finally, top with an even layer of shredded Mexican cheese.
• Garnish the outer edges of the dip with a layer of diced tomatoes and a sprinkle of sliced scallions over top.
• Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of plain sour cream to a Ziploc bag. With scissors, snip a small amount off the corner of the bag to create a hole.
• Use the bag to pipe the lines for the spiderweb. Start by adding 2 criss cross lines (+). Then, create a third and fourth straight line, by piping diagonally through the center of the first 2 lines to create 8 quadrants.
• Connect the lines with a small "u" shape between each one, starting with the innermost parts of the quadrants, working your way outward.
• Continue adding the "u" shape until you've reached the end of all the lines. If you've spaced yours about the same as mine, you should end up with 4 "u" shaped lines connecting each straight line, 32 u's total.
• Cut an olive in half lengthwise for the spider's body. Then, slice the other two olives into 4 circular rings widthwise (discard the round ends of the olives). Cut the olive rings in half to create 8 curved legs.
• Place the halved olive on the spider web and arrange 4 olive "legs" on each side.
• Create multiple spiders with extra olives, if you'd like.
• Serve this spooky 7 layer Halloween taco dip with your favorite tortilla chips, crackers, or cut vegetables.
• To store: It is recommended that you make this dip the day you plan to serve it. However, if you have leftovers, cover the dip tightly with plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator up to 3 days.To freeze: Freezing is not recommended.