Filed under: Domestically Dormant (?)
For whatever reason, I didn’t get the “this week, it is ‘pasta’” memo until considerably later in the Whip It Up game, and by that time I had already decided to post the recipe to my favorite salsa/bean dip dish. Everyone loves it, it’s super easy, and you’ll go away from your pock-luck/BBQ feeling like a domestic diva. Perfect for Whip It Up, no?
Salsa Padre was half-invented by my bachelor father, and then half-tweaked by yours truly. I actually made this last night at a family BBQ, in a kitchen-less park. With no running water and no electricity. In fact, I made this dish with nothing but a can opener and a large bowl. Goodness, I sound like an Extreme Survivor Chef or a Girl Scout on steroids or something! But seriously, that’s how easy-peasy Salsa Padre ranks in the wide world of recipe-ness. My aunts and cousins watched and oooh’ed and aaaah’ed and asked for the recipe, which I can spout off without the help of a 3×5 card. I felt decidedly domestic diva-ish, which is a rare turn from my usual domestically dormant state in the kitchen. Rachael Ray (and your super-annoying voice), you’ve got NOTHING on me! Ha!
Ahem, so, without further ado, Salsa Padre.
- 1 can black beans
- 1 can corn
- 1 can sliced olives
- 1 can green chilies*
- 1 tub of fresh salsa*
- 1 pound shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 bunch chopped cilantro
- 4 diced Roma Tomatoes**
- 2 chopped avocados, soaked in lemon juice.
Drain off all the liquids from the beans, corn, olives and salsa, (especially the salsa) and then dump everything but the avocado into a large bowl. Stir everything up to combine and add the avocado chunks at the end (so they stay more-or-less chunked), stir a few more times and Voila! You are the creator of the Best Bean Dip Ever! Add a bag of your favorite corn chips and wait for the compliments to start flowing.
*This dish can be as mild or hot as you like, depending on the hotness of your green chilies and your salsa, I generally use “medium” hotness. **Roma tomatoes work really well in this dip because they aren’t quite as watery as vine tomatoes.
The nitty-gritties:
- Total Prep-Time, including chopping: less than 10 minutes.
- Was the recipe easy to follow: Yes.
- Are the ingredients easy to find: Yes, in any grocery store.
- Does the end result taste delicious: Absolutely.
- Would I make it again: Absolutely, and again and again. I make this at least once a month, more often in the summer.
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mmmmm… looks yummy!
Comment by Z 2008 July 9 @ 5:09 amI love canned-good miracles like this one! (See also: my go-to chili recipe.) Do not worry at all about the themes; they are totally optional. Make whatever you want!
Comment by RA 2008 July 9 @ 6:23 amLooks yummy! I could actually make that! For real!
Comment by Britt 2008 July 9 @ 6:41 amyeah, I missed the theme memo too. Glad I’m not alone
Comment by Janssen 2008 July 9 @ 7:02 amholy crap. I need this dip like asap.
Comment by Lou 2008 July 9 @ 9:00 amI made mexican cavier last weekend when I was in NC and it was a hit. I am in debt to you forever.
Comment by Steph 2008 July 9 @ 9:43 amDELICIOUS! What a great dad you have to teach you such a masterpiece!
Comment by Laurel 2008 July 9 @ 10:03 amokay this sounds delicious. i love it. and definitely will have to try it.
Comment by katelin 2008 July 9 @ 11:10 amThis looks great! I think I’m going to do my WIU recipe of the week tonight. I’m already looking forward to it.
Comment by Jess 2008 July 9 @ 11:25 amWow, that looks delicious and easy too! Must try this one out for myself.
Comment by Katie 2008 July 9 @ 12:47 pmI think pasta week is the only way I could participate in a recipe blog thing:
Comment by Trish Ryan 2008 July 9 @ 2:29 pmPut water in pan
Put pan on stove, turn burner on
Add pasta before it boils, due to impatience
Drain before fully cooked
Add butter, sauce & cheese and enjoy the gummy mess.
This recipe is a little bachelorish, and slightly over-the-top for a bachelor at the same time. It’s got all the flavors, but the whole mixing of everything together still helps it maintain the bachelor/bachelorette aspects! However, it looks very yummy, in spite of the brown color! (Do you love me or what?)
Comment by Jen 2008 July 10 @ 11:55 amOh, yeah! I forgot to say that when I got the email about a July 4th celebration at a certain park in your area I thought, ‘Oh, my how things have changed since Grandpa died’ and I was reminiscing to the good old days too. I’m glad you got the fun celebration with Handsome in smalltown. I wasn’t completely sure exactly where the areas were but I had an idea.
I was ready to do a Wyoming run for fireworks this year because they’re illegal here (as if I were living in Utah still). I found out New Hampshire has the fireworks stands.
Comment by Jen 2008 July 10 @ 12:03 pmYes please…er..I mean Si, Por favor.
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