COWBOY CAVIAR RECIPE

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5

30 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    10 mins

  • Servings

    12

  • Calories

    209 kcal

  • Course

    Side Dish

  • Cuisine

    American

COWBOY CAVIAR RECIPE

Cowboy Caviar is a colorful, chilled salad featuring black beans, black-eyed peas, sweet corn, diced tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, and jalapeno, all tossed in a zesty dressing of olive oil, lime juice, white wine vinegar, sugar, garlic powder, and salt. This salad offers a crisp, tangy, and slightly sweet flavor profile with fresh vegetable textures.

Description

This Cowboy Caviar recipe combines canned black beans and black-eyed peas with fresh sweet corn kernels, diced red onion, green bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, and seeded diced Roma tomatoes. The dressing includes olive oil, lime juice, white wine vinegar, sugar, garlic powder, and salt, whisked together to marry the flavors and lightly sweeten the salad.

The salad ingredients are gently mixed to preserve texture, then optionally combined with chopped cilantro for freshness. It is chilled before serving to blend the flavors and provide a cooling accompaniment for meals or as a snack.

The blend of beans and vegetables delivers a mix of crunchy, tender, and creamy textures combined with a bright, tangy dressing. This dish can serve as a side salad, dip, or topping for other dishes.

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Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/8 cup sugar
  • 1 lime juiced
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 Roma tomato seeded and diced
  • 1 15 oz black-eyed peas drained and rinsed
  • 1 15 oz black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 1/2 cups sweet corn
  • 1/2 cup red onion diced
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper diced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper diced
  • 1/2 cup cilantro optional, chopped

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, sugar, lime juice, white wine vinegar, 1/4 tsp garlic powder and salt.
  2. Stir in the corn, red onion, green bell pepper and jalapeno.
  3. Gently stir in the black beans, black eyed peas, and roma tomatoes.
  4. Optionally: stir in in cilantro. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 209kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 198mg (8%) Potassium 335mg (7%) Fiber 7g (28%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 223IU (4%) Vitamin C 11mg (12%) Calcium 24mg (2%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 209 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 209kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 10g 15%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 198mg 8%
Potassium 335mg 7%
Fiber 7g 28%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 223IU 4%
Vitamin C 11mg 12%
Calcium 24mg 2%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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