Cowboy Caviar
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Cowboy Caviar
Description
This recipe for Cowboy Caviar combines a variety of beans and fresh vegetables with a spiced vinaigrette. The olive oil and vinegar dressing, seasoned with chili powder, cumin, lime juice, and salt, offers a balanced tangy and mildly smoky flavor. Combined ingredients include Roma tomatoes, black-eyed peas, black beans, sweet corn, red onion, red bell pepper, and fresh cilantro, which together deliver an array of textures from juicy to tender to crisp.
The salad is mixed and then chilled for at least an hour to let the flavors blend thoroughly. Serving suggestions include using it as a dip with chips or as a side accompaniment for grilled fish or chicken. The fresh herbs and vegetables make it a bright addition to meals, especially in warm weather.
Substitutions include fresh or frozen corn for canned, green onions instead of red onion, and different vinegar types such as red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar. Sugar can be added to adjust sweetness to taste, starting with a tablespoon and increasing as preferred. Preparing the salad several hours ahead intensifies the flavor combination.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ⅓ cup white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- lime juice of ½ lime
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pound Roma tomato seeded and diced
- 15 ounces black-eyed peas canned, drained and rinsed
- 15 ounces black beans 15 ounce can, drained and rinsed
- 11 ounces super sweet corn canned, drained
- 1 red onion diced
- 1 cup red bell pepper diced
- 1 cup cilantro chopped, fresh
- 1 tablespoon sugar optional (up to ¼ cup if preferred)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, blend the olive oil, white wine vinegar, chili powder, cumin, lime juice and salt together.
- Add the tomatoes, black-eyed peas, beans, corn, red onion, bell peppers and cilantro.
- Cover and chill for at least 1 hour for flavors to blend.
- Serve with your favorite chips, as a side dish or as a topping for fish or chicken
- ENJOY!!
Notes
- For best flavor, prepare the salad 3-4 hours before serving to allow flavors to meld.
- Fresh or frozen corn can replace canned corn as preferred.
- Green onions can substitute for red onion for a milder onion taste.
- Red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar may be used instead of white wine vinegar.
- Adjust sweetness by adding up to ¼ cup sugar, tasting as you go.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 182 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 182kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 202mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 423mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 915IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 23.7mg | 26% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2.2mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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