Sunny Caribbean Black Bean And Mango Dip Recipes

CARIBBEAN LAYERED DIP

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix cream cheese, sour cream and taco seasoning mix with spoon or electric mixer on medium speed until well mixed. Spread on 10-inch round serving plate.
• Top cream cheese mixture with remaining ingredients except tortilla chips. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until serving. Serve with tortilla chips.

SUNNY'S 1, 2, 3 SPICY BEAN DIP

Steps:

• Combine drained and rinsed beans, undrained beans, yogurt, chile garlic sauce, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper in a food processor. Blend until smooth while drizzling in a bit of olive oil to help the process along and to get the desired thickness.
• Pour the dip into a serving bowl and garnish with a drizzle of olive oil and a dollop of chile sauce in the center. Serve with nut crackers, pita chips or any dippables.

SUNNY CARIBBEAN BLACK BEAN AND MANGO DIP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, thoroughly mix cream cheese, sour cream, and dried seasonings.
• Taste for seasoning.
• Spread mixture in an 11 inch glass pie plate or other serving plate of same dimension.
• Sprinkle top with minced jalapeno, then black beans, then mango.
• Cover well and chill overnight.
• Just before serving, sprinkle tomato and cilantro over the top.
• Serve with tortilla chips.
• Preparation time doesn't include chilling time.

ROASTED CORN, BLACK BEAN, AND MANGO SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large non stick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir in corn and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 8 minutes.
• Transfer the corn mixture to a large bowl.
• Stir in mango, beans, onion, bell pepper, lime juice, chipotle pepper, cilantro, cumin, and salt.
• Serve at room temperature.
• TIP: Ingredient Note: Chipotle peppers are smoked jalapenos with a fiery taste that are canned in adobo sauce. Look for them in the Hispanic section of large supermarkets and in specialty stores.
• MAKE AHEAD TIP: Cover and refrigerate for up to 8 hours. Serve at room temperature.

BLACK BEAN AND MANGO DIP

Steps:

• Feel free to adjust jalapeno and garlic according to your taste.
• Combine all ingredients.
• OPTIONAL: For a smoother texture, purée the onions, peppers, garlic, lime juice and cilantro in a food processor, and then mix with the beans and mango.
• Refrigerate for at least an hour to allow flavours to blend.
• Serve with tortilla chips or tostado as an appetizer, or as an additional salad with grilled meat, or use it to fill a pita for an easy lunch.

SPICY CARIBBEAN BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a big saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the onion, carrot, and garlic; saute/stir for 10 minutes.
• Add in the rice and the rest of the ingredients; cover, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Discard the bay leaves.

CARIBBEAN BLACK BEANS WITH MANGO SALSA OVER BROWN RICE

Steps:

• In a non-stick saucepan, stir-fry onions and garlic in a small amount of oil (or use water or other liquid) for 5 minutes until onions begin to soften.
• Add ginger, thyme, and allspice; stir-fry 5 minutes more until onions are very soft.
• You can add fresh or frozen corn, water chestnuts, carrots, chopped red, yellow, or green peppers, cilantro.
• Stir in black beans and orange juice. Cook over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens slightly.
• Mash a few beans with a spoon for thicker consistency.
• Add pepper, and serve over brown rice topped with mango salsa and it's really good with crisped whole-grain corn tortillas.

CARIBBEAN BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Sauté the onions and garlic in olive oil until barely soft.
• Add the spices and sauté until very soft.
• Stir in the beans and orange juice and sauté for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
• Mash a few of the beans with a fork or the back of a spoon. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Adjust the consistency to your liking by adding orange juice or mashing more beans. You can also blend the beans with additional orange juice to make an excellent bean dip!

SPICY MANGO-BLACK BEAN DIP

Steps:

• Spread cream cheese spread onto bottom of microwaveable plate.
• Top with mangos, beans, peppers and cheddar.
• Microwave on HIGH 2 min.
• Sprinkle with cilantro.

CARIBBEAN BLACK BEAN AND FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Combine beans, salsa, cilantro, onion, orange peel, lime juice and cumin in medium bowl. Gently stir in banana and orange. Spoon onto lettuce lined small serving platter.
• Sprinkle cheese on top of salad, if desired. Squeeze additional lime juice over bananas.