Mexican Seven Layer Dip

Ingredients

• 2 avocados
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1 (8 ounce) package fat free cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup nonfat sour cream
• 1/2 cup salsa
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1 (15 ounce) can fat-free vegetarian refried beans
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 cup shredded lettuce
• 1 cup shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
• 1 large fresh tomato, diced

• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced black olives
• non-fat tortilla chips (I prefer Wow brand)

Directions

1. 1

   Slice avocadoes in half; remove seed; Peel away outer skin and place fruit in bowl.

2. 2

   Cover fruit with lime juice and mash with fork.

3. 3

   Season with salt to taste, 1/4 tsp.

4. 4

   garlic powder, and 1/8 tsp.

5. 5

   cumin.

6. 6

   Beat together cream cheese, sour cream, salsa, and the 1 tsp.

7. 7

   cumin in a mixing bowl; set aside.

8. 8

   In another small bowl mix together refried beans and the 1 tsp.

9. 9

   garlic powder (garlic salt o. k.) to taste.

10. 10

    Spread beans over the bottom of a serving dish or large casserole.

11. 11

    On top of this spread the guacamole, leaving a small area of beans exposed.

12. 12

    Place sour cream/cream cheese over guacamole, leaving a small area of guacamole exposed.

13. 13

    Sprinkle lettuce over sour cream/cream cheese, leaving a small area of that exposed.

14. 14

    Cover lettuce with sprinklings of first: cheese, then tomatoes, then black olives.

15. 15

    To garnish, place a few tortilla chips around the perimeter of the dish.

16. 16

    Keep chilled until time to serve, but do not chill chips.