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      Title: Layered Tex-Mex Dip
 Categories: Finger food
      Yield: 16 servings
 
      1 c  Sour cream
      2 c  Ground cumin
      1 ts Chili powder
    1/8 ts Salt
     15 oz Can black beans;
           - rinsed and drained,
           - divided
      2    Ripe avocados; peeled
           - and pitted
      1 ts Lemon juice
      1 c  Iceberg lettuce; chopped
      4 oz Cheddar cheese (1 c);
           - shredded
      2 sm Tomatoes; chopped
      2 tb Black olives; chopped
           Tortilla chips
 
  Combine sour cream, cumin, chili powder, and salt; set aside. With
  fork mash 1/2 c black beans; combine with remaining black beans and
  2 tb sour cream mixture. With fork mash avocados with lemon juice.
  In 4 c glass bowl layer 1/2 bean mixture, all of avocado mixture,
  1/2 remaining sour cream mixture, lettuce, remaining bean mixture,
  cheese, tomatoes, and remaining sour cream mixture. Top with
  olives. Serve at room temperature with chips.
 
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