Southwestern Black Bean Dip Recipe

• Ingredients: 16

Southwestern black bean dip with accompaniment: baked tortilla chips or crudités.

Ingredients

• Accompaniment: baked tortilla chips or crudités

For tomatoes:

• 2 3/4 lb. plum tomatoes

For fresh tomato sauce:

• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 tsps. minced garlic
• 2/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/3 cup chopped red onion
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 tsps. fresh lime juice
• 4 tsps. minced serrano or jalapeño chilies
• 4 tsps. tomato paste
• 2 3/4 tsps. chili powder

For pasta:

• 12 oz. fusilli or other corkscrew pasta
• 1 1/3 cups crumbled feta cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Red salsa

• *A green tomato-like vegetable with a paper-thin husk. Available at Latin American markets and some supermarkets.

To assemble dish

• Special equipment: a 2- to 2 1/2-quart shallow flameproof casserole dish
• Garnish: toasted pine nuts

Directions

1. Step 1 In a large non-stick skillet cook garlic, green bell pepper, and onion in vegetable oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until onion is translucent.
   

   For this step you will need

   • 1/3 cup olive oil
   • 2 tablespoons plus 2 tsps. minced garlic
   • *A green tomato-like vegetable with a paper-thin husk. Available at Latin American markets and some supermarkets.
2. Step 2 In a food processor blend beans, lime juice, coriander sprigs, spices, and water until smooth, adding up to 2 tablespoons more water if necessary to reach desired consistency.
   

   For this step you will need

   • 2 tablespoons plus 2 tsps. fresh lime juice