Mexican Bean Dip
1 cup cooked red kidney beans
water or stock to moisten as needed
1/2 teaspoon
sea salt 1/4 cup oil
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 teaspoon
kelp 1 teaspoon
chili powder In medium-size skillet, heat oil. Add kidney beans and mash with potato masher until smooth. Add enough water or stock, if necesary, to make a smoother mixture. Stir constantly.
Add cheese, kelp, and chili powder, stirring constantly until cheese melts. Taste and adjust seasoning. Pour mixture into a chafing dish or heated casserole and serve hot. If mixture gets too stiff for dipping, thin with a little more of the bean liquid.
Serve with corn pone, corn crackers, or tortilla chips.
As prepared, each serving contains 150 calories, 11g total fat, 5mg cholesterol, 340mg sodium, 8g total carbohydrate and 7g protein.