Best Cowboy Caviar Recipe
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This Cowboy Caviar recipe (Texas Caviar) will have everyone swarming over the bowl OR serve it as a protein topper to make EVERYTHING better! It can be thrown together in 20 minutes, is endlessly adaptable, and make-ahead friendly (tastes even better the next day), for a stress-free potluck, party, and/or picnic win. This Texas Caviar recipe is elevated by homemade tangy, zesty dressing infused with a bevy of seasonings that will have everyone declaring it the “best Texas Caviar they ever tasted!”
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Ingredients
CAVIAR
- 1 oz. pkg. cherry tomatoes, halved, quartered if large
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1 oz. can black eyed peas, rinsed and drained
- 1 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1½ cups fresh corn kernels from 2 to 3 cobs or 1 15 oz. can sweet corn, rinsed and drained
- 1 orange bell pepper, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 jalapeño, seeded, deveined, finely diced
- 1/3 cup packed cilantro, minced (measure before chopping)
ADD LAST
- 2 ripe avocados, diced
DRESSING
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1/2-1 teaspoon Honey or sugar
- 1 tsp EACH chili powder, salt
- 1/2 tsp EACH ground cumin, garlic powder, smoked paprika, dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- pinch-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
FOR SERVING
- tortilla chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir together all of the “Caviar” ingredients (don’t add avocados).
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients together.
- Pour the dressing over the Caviar and stir to combine.
- Time permitting, refrigerate for 1 hour or until ready to serve.
- Fold in the avocado.
- Season to taste with salt, cayenne pepper and/or lime juice. Serve as a side salad, or protein topper, or incredible with tortilla chips!
Notes
- Store the recipe for up to 2 days in the refrigerator. It will last for up to 5 days, but the avocados will start to turn brown and the vegetables soften a bit.
- Fully assembled: Make the complete recipe (with or without avocados) and store in the refrigerator for up to 6 hours. Drain off excess liquid before serving.2. Without avocados: Make the Cowboy Caviar through tossing with the dressing, but hold the avocados. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 day. Stir, then drain off excess liquid before adding the avocados and serving.3. Prep ingredients: The dressing and ingredients can be prepped, and stored in the refrigerator until ready to assemble for up to 2 days by layering in this order:
- Black beans
- Black eyed peas
- Corn
- Bell peppers
- Jalapeno
- Red onion
- Tomatoes
- Cilantro
- Add avocados when ready to serve
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