Aztec Pyramid Avocado Dip

Name: Aztec Pyramid Avocado Dip
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: avocados; lemon juice; cream cheese; sour cream; taco seasoning mix; cheddar cheese, very old, sharp; tomatoes; scallions, spring or green onions; black olives

Submitted by kciemny

Layers of colors and textures in this 6 layer dip that’s built in the shape of a pyramid.

YIELD

8 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

20 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

EACH AVOCADOS
dark skinned type, peeled, pitted

TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE

CUP CREAM CHEESE
softened

CUPS SOUR CREAM

1 ⅓

OUNCES TACO SEASONING MIX
1 pkg *

CUPS CHEDDAR CHEESE, VERY OLD, SHARP
shredded

CUPS TOMATOES
fine chopped

EACH SCALLIONS, SPRING OR GREEN ONIONS
sliced

CUP BLACK OLIVES
sliced *

Directions

LAYER 1: Mash the avocados and blend in the lemon juice, mixing well, and spread evenly in a bowl or on a serving plate to the edges of the dish.

LAYER 2: Beat the cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Blend in the sour cream, mixing well, and blend in the taco seasoning, blending well. Spread over the avocado layer. LAYER 3: Sprinkle the cheddar cheese over the cream cheese mixture.

LAYER 4: Distribute the tomatoes over the cheddar cheese layer.

LAYER 5: Spread the green onions over the tomato layer. LAYER 6: Top with the black olives.

Serve at room temperature.

Makes about 10½ cups of dip.

SUGGESTED DIPPERS: Tortilla Chips, Bell peppers, Lobster, Jicama