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Cowboy Caviar (Texas Caviar)
I guarantee this dish will be the hit at your next picnic, potluck, or party! This budget-minded salad is chock-full of colorful veggies and black beans in a tangy and spicy dressing that really hits the spot. Serve it as a side salad or with tortilla chips for an awesome dip.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 30 servings
Calories: 73 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 15 ounce cans black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 ear corn roasted and kernels removed or 1 (11-ounce) can of corn
- 1 small red onion diced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper diced
- 1 red or orange bell pepper diced
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes quartered
- 2 avocados chopped
- 1 to 2 jalapeños seeded (to taste), minced
- tortilla chips for serving
Dressing:
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- Handful cilantro leaves chopped
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce such as Valentina
- 1 teaspoons kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lime juice, vinegar, cilantro, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Toss with dressing until well combined.
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Notes
- This dish calls for red wine vinegar, but you can use apple cider vinegar, rice wine vinegar or even plain white vinegar.
- Feel free to use corn on the cob, canned sweet corn (not creamed), or thawed frozen corn.
- You can easily make this dish ahead of time, just omit the avocados until you're ready to serve.
- Refrigerate leftovers up to 3 days.
- Nutrition facts do not include tortilla cups / chips
Nutrition Information
Calories
73kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
103mg
(4%)
Potassium
179mg
(5%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
220IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
21mg
(23%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 73
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 73kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 103mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 179mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 220IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 21mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.