Sometimes, you stumble across an amazing recipe pretty early in life.
For me, this Cilantro Lime Black Bean Dip recipe came in the most unexpected way. I was in high school, becoming more of an adventurous eater, and then one afternoon my dad brought some of this dip home from a client. Seems like such a random thing, right?
Well, I wasn’t much of a lime juice, cilantro, or even black bean eater, but I gave this dip a shot and never looked back.
Tangy, salty, and good for you with enough flavors bouncing around your mouth to keep your taste buds dancing for hours, this dip is quite simply incredible.
After devouring the entire sour cream contianer full of this dip, I asked my dad to get the recipe from his client and he delivered. It has since become a once-a-week recipe in our house even though I lost that hand-written recipe a long time ago.
We eat it with tortilla chips, with chicken breast, as a kind of quick lunch, and even on top of rice. It’s good no matter how you slice it, and just like most of my favorite recipes, this is a quick “dump” recipe.
It literally takes 5 minutes tot throw together, and most of that is opening the cans.
Also, I have a sort of infatuation with the cilantro + lime combination, so I go a little heavy on both in the recipe. Feel free to lighten it up a bit if they’re not your thing!
- 1 can Sweet Corn, drained
- 1 can Black Beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can tomatoes with chiles do not drain
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup Green Onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup Cilantro, chopped
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup Oil
- 3 tablespoons Lime Juice either fresh or bottled is fine
- The easiest recipe you'll ever find. Put everything in a bowl and stir it up. Serve and enjoy.
