Super Bowl or Party Snacks and Recipes: Mama's Vegan Seven Layer Dip (or Eight)

by Lyn Lomasi; Co-Owner of Intent-sive Nature & the Brand Shamans network

It's party or Super Bowl time and you need snacks and appetizers to feed all those hungry people in your living room. Seven layer dip is a great way to fill up  bellies. Many Super Bowl  recipes are not vegan. This one is! This is one of those great party snacks that really could be a meal to some. I've tasted many varieties of the seven layer dip. Some have been good, some have been alright, some have been not-so-good, and none ever had anything really special that made me want more. So, I came up with my own Super Bowl or party dip: Mama's Seven Layer Dip (or Eight).

Ingredients for Mama's Seven Layer Dip (or Eight):

• Mama's Spicy Guacamole (double)
  
• Refried Beans (2 or 3 cans)
• Black Olives (1 large can)
• Shredded Vegan Cheese of Your Choice (16 oz bag)
• Vegan Sour Cream (16 oz tub)
• Salsa (enough to top the dip and season the beans)
• Lettuce or Other Greens of Choice (1/4 head)

Directions:

The first step in making Mama's Seven Layer Dip (or Eight) for your Super Bowl or other party is to make Mama's Spicy Guacamole. Leave some extra pico de gallo for one of the dip layers. This creates the eighth layer and is optional. You'll also need to heat up some refried beans. Adding in some salsa can create a nice flavor. Now that you have those two steps done, you're ready to make Mama's Seven Layer Dip (or Eight). From this point, it's actually pretty easy.

You will now need to get out a 9 x 12 glass cake pan. The bottom layer in Mama's Seven Layer Dip is the refried beans. Spread those across the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle some shredded vegan cheese and black olives atop the refried beans and put it in the oven for a couple minutes, until the cheese melts.

Next comes the guacamole and then the vegan sour cream. After that, comes the salsa. If you want homemade salsa, follow the pico de gallo recipe, except at the end, place all the ingredients into a blender. Now take the pico de gallo, mix some shredded lettuce (or your favorite leafy greens) in  and sprinkle that atop the other layers. You can also sprinkle some extra shredded vegan cheese and add some extra vegan sour cream to the top for effect. That makes the layer numbers change though, so if you're a perfectionist, go with the first option!

That's it! Now serve with your favorite tortilla chips and eat!

* This recipe serves 8, but can be doubled, tripled, etc.

More Superbowl-worthy recipes on Life Successfully:

• Mama's Wings Seven Ways!
  
• Mama's Spicy Guacamole Dip
• Southern Potato Salad
• Texas Style Smoked BBQ Ribs

*Note: Some of our older recipes were written before we went vegan. We plan to eventually update them all with vegan options, so if you see one that is not vegan, it will be vegan or include a vegan version  soon!

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