Cinco De Mayo Chip Dip
Sour cream paired with a touch of saltiness accompanying some traditional Mexican spices accentuated by bacon. While it’s not the mix you’d typically think of, you have to admit – this sounds like a winner out of the gate doesn’t it? This did is sure to be a crowd pleaser at your next taco night or work place pot luck.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 16servings | 15minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 15minutes |
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Ingredients
- 16oz Sour Cream
- 6cloves Garlicroasted on the grill, diced and crushed
- 1/4cup Red Pepperroasted on the grill, finely diced
- 1/4cup Yellow Pepperroasted on the grill, finely diced
- 1/4cup Red Onionfinely diced
- 4 Chipotle Pepper in Adobo Saucefinely diced
- 1cup Sharp Cheddar Cheeseshredded
- 2/3cup Bacongrilled for smoky flavor, chopped
- 2/3tsp Himalayan Sea Salt
Instructions
- Grill the bacon. Be careful with bacon on the grill – it can create flames quickly and burn the bacon. A little flame kissing adds nice flavor, but it can go quickly to charred and inedible. Pat dry with paper towels and chop into small chunks.
- Roast the garlic on the grill. Place a small piece of tinfoil on the grill grates, place the cloves on it and drizzle with a little bit of olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Flip every so often until all sides are lightly toasted and the cloves are soft.
- Once the garlic is cooked, dice and then mash with the side of the blade of your knife, then continue to run the knife through the garlic. This creates a mashed slurry that blends well into the dip.
- Lightly roast the peppers on the grill. A tiny bit of dark/roasted color is desired. The skin will get soft. Finely dice.
- Mix all the ingredients together.
- Keep chilled until it’s time to serve with tortilla chips.
Recipe Notes
- Grilling the bacon and peppers adds a nice smokey flavor that adds a new dynamic to this dip.
- The Chipotle peppers in Adobo Sauce are smokey and hot. You can adjust the heat of the dip by adjusting how many peppers you add. Be careful – it doesn’t take many to increase the heat and it’s easy to take it too far into the hot spectrum.
- Roasting garlic cloves on the grill makes it sweet and soft.