Description
Easy Cowboy Caviar is a vibrant and healthy appetizer or salad featuring a colorful mix of black beans, black eyed peas, corn, fresh vegetables, and zesty Italian dressing with lime juice. This no-cook, quick-to-assemble dish is perfect for parties, potlucks, or a light snack served with crunchy tortilla chips.
Ingredients
Scale
Beans and Legumes
- 1 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 15 oz can black eyed peas, drained and rinsed
Vegetables
- 1 10 oz bag frozen corn (about 2 cups)
- 1/2 cup red onion, diced
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 3 Roma tomatoes, diced
- 2 avocados, chopped into small pieces
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
Dressing and Garnish
- 1/2 cup Italian dressing
- 3 Tbsp lime juice (fresh or bottled)
- Tortilla chips, for serving
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Drain and rinse the black beans and black eyed peas thoroughly. Dice the red onion, chop the cilantro, dice the Roma tomatoes, chop the avocados into small pieces, and seed and dice the jalapeno.
- Combine Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, add the black beans, black eyed peas, frozen corn (no need to thaw), red onion, cilantro, tomatoes, avocados, and jalapeno. Gently toss to combine all the ingredients evenly.
- Add Dressing: Pour the Italian dressing and fresh lime juice over the mixed ingredients. Stir thoroughly but gently, making sure every component is coated evenly with the dressing.
- Serve: Serve the cowboy caviar chilled or at room temperature alongside tortilla chips for dipping, or enjoy it as a salad.
Notes
- Cowboy caviar can be served as a dip with tortilla chips or as a light and refreshing salad on its own.
- Use fresh lime juice for best flavor, but bottled lime juice works well too.
- Adjust the amount of jalapeno to control the spice level according to your taste.
- This recipe is best served fresh, but leftovers can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to two days.
- For a milder version, remove the jalapeno seeds completely.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/12 of recipe (about 1/2 cup)
- Calories: 200 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 7 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
