Description
Cowboy Caviar is a colorful and flavorful salsa-style dip that’s perfect for parties or as a refreshing snack. This recipe combines fresh vegetables, beans, and a zesty dressing for a tasty dish.
Ingredients
Scale
Vegetables:
- 3 Roma tomatoes (seeds removed, diced)
- 2 avocados (diced)
- ⅓ cup diced red onion
- 1 bell pepper (diced, any color)
- 1 jalapeño (seeds removed, finely diced)
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Beans and Corn:
- 15 ounces canned black beans (1 can, rinsed and drained)
- 15 ounces canned black eyed peas (1 can, rinsed and drained)
- 1 ½ cups frozen corn kernels (thawed)
Dressing:
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Additional:
- Tortilla chips (for serving)
Instructions
- Combine Vegetables: In a large bowl, mix tomatoes, avocado, onion, bell pepper, jalapeño, and cilantro.
- Prepare Beans and Corn: Add black beans, black eyed peas, and corn to the bowl.
- Make Dressing: In a separate bowl, whisk together olive oil, lime juice, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Combine All: Pour the dressing over the vegetable and bean mixture. Stir well to combine.
- Chill and Serve: Refrigerate the cowboy caviar. Stir before serving and enjoy with tortilla chips.
Notes
- This cowboy caviar tastes even better when allowed to marinate in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving.
- You can adjust the spiciness by adding more or less jalapeño according to your preference.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Side Dish
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 390mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Cowboy Caviar, Cowboy Caviar recipe, Texas caviar, salsa dip
