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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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