Poor Man's Caviar

This is an incredibly easy dip that I have been making for years and usually get requests for the recipe. You can easily control the heat by using mild salsa and less cayenne pepper. I usually double the recipe depending on the crowd size as it never lasts.

Ingredients:

15 oz black beans rinse and drain
4 oz ripe olives chopped and drained
1 clove garlic finely chopped
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cayenne pepper (mostly to taste)
1/4 tsp cumin ground
1/8 tsp pepper

2- 8 oz cream cheese softened
Couple Lrg spoonfuls of salsa (hot is best)

Mix all ingredients except cream cheese and salsa. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

Mix cream cheese and salsa spoon bean mixture evenly over cream cheese. Serve with tortilla chips.