Brazillient Party Dip! Delicioso!

Charlotte's Brazillient Party Dip

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OK, OK, OK!  I know I have been gone for a little bit...but I promise that I have been working on some great recipes.  I thrive on, and challenge myself, creating original recipes.  I don't Google recipes.  (Well, I don't Google recipes that I am posting.  (Singing in my head, "Everybody needs some*omit body and insert*recipes sometimes...")  

So now on to the important stuff!  This picture is deceiving.  I mean, really, when you look at it, maybe, southwestern?  There's corn, black beans, tomatoes...but there is a twist.  We have these family friends that are from Brazil and he taught me how to make a vinaigrette.  It is, OH MY GOODNESS, pour it on everything, delicious!  My family and I would go to his family barbecues, and, if you are fortunate enough to have friends who are Brazilian and barbecue, you are lucky!  Anyway, I digress...It is really simple...a large tomato, an onion, a half bunch of cilantro, a few tablespoons of vinegar, a couple tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, a nice sprinkling of sea salt, juice of one lime, blend, and voila!  You have a delicioso blended vinaigrette!  But for this particular recipe I just chopped the ingredients instead of blending it because I know that I wanted to serve with tortilla chips at a friend's birthday party. 

 Lime juice (DON'T JUDGE ME!  If you've read my other blogs, you'll know that I love using what I have on hand...  ;)  )  And the obvious, tomatoes!

 Again, PLEASE FORGIVE ME!  Of course you are going to get a more vibrant flavor, but I was not about to run two small children to the store for cilantro and lime, and I always have these things on hand!  :)

 The above photos are the ingredients that I used for the vinaigrette, but silly me forgot to picture the onion! 

After you mix the "vinaigrette" ingredients in a bowl, layer them into a nice, glass, dish.  I say glass because it makes for a beautiful presentation as there are a couple layers. 

Then you are going to get your cans of black beans and corn.  Open. Drain. Rinse. Layer.  That easy!

Add a layer of sour cream.  Add a generous sprinkling of cheese.  Sprinkle some flakes of cilantro for that nice finish.

 

 

 AND, this is so easy, you can have your little helper help you!!!  What 4 year old doesn't want to play in water???

This dish was a success!  People were coming up to me to ask me for the recipe, so here it is!  I hope you love it as much as they did!  You can serve it with tortilla chips, on a bed of lettuce...

Remember, the possibilities are endless...