Cowboy Caviar Recipe (Easy!)
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Cowboy Caviar Recipe (Easy!)
Description
Cowboy Caviar Recipe (Easy!) combines fresh green and red bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and jalapeños with canned black beans, black-eyed peas, and corn, enhanced by chopped cilantro. The mixture is tossed in a dressing of olive oil, red wine vinegar, lime juice, kosher salt, and optional hot sauce and sugar that provides both acidity and subtle heat. Allowing the salad to chill for one to two hours lets the flavors meld and the vegetables soften slightly while maintaining their crunch.
The result is a colorful and textured dish balancing the brightness of fresh vegetables with the earthiness of beans and a tangy, slightly spiced dressing. It is served predominantly as a flavorful dip with tortilla chips but could also complement grilled meats or be a side salad.
Before serving, most of the marinade is drained to prevent sogginess, which is aided by securely tipping the container with the lid on. This recipe does not include nutritional data on the tortilla chips served alongside.
Ingredients
- 1 green bell pepper , chopped
- 1 red bell pepper , chopped
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes quartered, or grape tomatoes
- 1/2 red onion minced, large
- 1-2 jalapeños , seeded and minced
- 1 tablespoons garlic , minced
- 14 ounces black beans , canned, rinsed with cold water and drained
- 14 ounces black-eyed peas canned rinsed and drained
- 14 ounces corn canned and drained, sweet, whole kernel
- 1/2 cup cilantro , chopped
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce , optional
- 2 cups red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar , optional
- tortilla chips , for serving
Instructions
- Combine bell peppers, tomato, onion, jalapenos, garlic, black beans, black eyed peas, corn and cilantro in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, lime juice, Kosher salt, hot sauce and sugar. Pour over chopped vegetables, tossing to coat.
- Cover and chill for 1-2 hours, or up to overnight.
- Before serving, drain out most of the marinade by tipping the bowl with the lid securely in place. You don't want to lose it all or pour it through a colander. I use the lid of the bowl to help me strain.
- Serve with tortilla chips.
- If you've tried this recipe, please come back and give it a rating or leave a comment.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 97 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 97kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Sodium | 62mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 289mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 575IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 28.1mg | 31% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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