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Cowboy Caviar Pasta Salad
This easy and healthy cowboy caviar pasta salad is packed with fresh vegetables, beans and livened up with a zesty vinaigrette, it's perfect for summer cookouts or as a simple and satisfying lunch option.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
22 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 379 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the pasta
- 115 g (1 cup) elbow macaroni or other small pasta shapes
- 1 tsp salt
For the salad
- 400 g (14oz) black beans
- 400 g (14oz) black-eyed peas
- 200 g (70z) corn, canned or fresh
- 1 red onion
- 1 red pepper
- 1 green pepper
- 3 tomatoes , seeds removed if preferred
- 1 avocado
- 1 Jalapeño , red or green
- small bunch coriander (cilantro)
For the dressing
- 1 garlic clove , minced
- 3 tbsp olive oil , extra virgin
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 lime , juiced
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp salt , or to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper , or to taste
To serve
- handful tortilla chips , plus more to serve
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to the boil. Add a teaspoon of salt and the pasta and cook until al dente, per the package instructions. Drain and set aside to cool.
- Drain and rinse the canned beans and black-eyed peas.
- Finely chop the red onion, bell peppers, tomato, avocado, jalapeño and cilantro/coriander into very small pieces and add them to a large mixing bowl. Top tip: the veggies should not be larger than the beans!
- Add the corn, black-eyed peas and beans to the mix.
- In a separate small bowl, add the garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar, lime juice, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and mix well.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and combine everything - make sure the dressing is mixed thoroughly into the salad so there's a bit of zing in every bite.
- Finally, add the cooked pasta and toss it all together before topping with some crumbled tortilla chips to serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
379kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
57g
(19%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Sodium
1089mg
(45%)
Potassium
912mg
(26%)
Fiber
15g
(60%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1405IU
(28%)
Vitamin C
61mg
(68%)
Calcium
65mg
(7%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 379
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 379kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Sodium | 1089mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 912mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 15g | 60% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1405IU | 28% |
| Vitamin C | 61mg | 68% |
| Calcium | 65mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.