Macro Friendly 5 Layer Dip

You guys! I’m too excited about this one! A Macro Friendly 5 Layer Dip?! Perfect for any party and it’s packed with nutrient dense ingredients that you’ll feel good about! I made a few tweaks from a classic 5 layer dip to make this dip almost 40 calories less than a regular dip with less fat grams and more protein!

Layer1: The first tweak I made from a classic dip to bring in more protein and less fat is that I used steamed lentils instead of beans for the base! I got my lentils pre-steamed from Trader Joe’s, so all I had to do was puree 1.5 cups lentils in my food processor with half a tbsp of extra virgin olive oil to get a good base.

Layer 2: Next layer is 175g mashed avocado. Nothing extra added because why ruin a good thing 🥑

Layer 3: Pico de gallo! I used my vegetable chopper to make this pico de gallo in less than a minute! I sliced 300g tomato and 100g onion before chopping so that it gave me more even cuts.

And pulsed the tomato and onion mixture in my food processor with cilantro and salt just to mix it a little bit more.

Layer 4: Cayenne Powder & Cilantro seasoned Greek yogurt instead of sour cream! This is one of the tweaks to the original recipe that makes it SO much more macro friendly! 1 cup nonfat greek yogurt has the macros of 140 calories 24P/10C/0F while 1 cup sour cream is 480 calories 8P/16C/48F!!

I used 12 oz non fat greek yogurt, 1 tbsp cayenne powder, and 1 tbsp cilantro flakes with a pinch of salt for a great kick of flavor!

Layer 5: Reduced Fat Mexican Cheese! This last layer helps make this dip more macro friendly than the original because it’s lower in fat and higher in protein than regular Mexican Cheese. Using the reduced fat lowers the recipe by 40 calories and 4g of fat!