A little elf prepared this meal — I found it ready and waiting when I got home from work one evening last week. I took a few bites, and, though it was quite good, knew my meal needed more veggies. I sliced up zucchini “chips” and chopped some broccoli as an additional dipper. Much better.
Start with a layer of refried beans, top with chopped tomatoes, corn, [spicy] cheese, salsa, and green onions (the last three ingredients were local). Compared to our normal meals, this one involved a good bit of “prepared” food: canned refried beans, canned tomatoes, frozen corn, and tortilla chips.
Try one or more of these options for a fresh, locavore version: homemade refried beans made from locally grown black beans, chopped garden tomatoes, and/or local corn off-the-cob. If you really want to get crazy, you could make your own tortilla chips. Or eliminate the chips altogether and stick with fresh veggie dippers.
This not-quite-seven-layer dip, with the veggie addition, makes an ideal quick, tasty, healthy meal.
Her Green Life 
Zucchini “chips”! Now that’s a fantastic idea! I have a big batch of homemade refritos in the fridge… I may have to try that out!
Yum! I love seven layer dips. Thanks for sharing!