Cowboy Caviar
Servings 5 cups
Calories 267kcal
Ingredients
- 1 14 oz can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 14 oz can black eyed peas drained and rinsed
- 1 14 oz can whole kernel sweet corn drained
- 4 medium Roma tomatoes diced
- 1 medium poblano pepper seeded and diced
- 1 medium red bell pepper seeded and diced
- 1 medium red onion diced
- 1/3 cup roughly chopped cilantro optional
- 2 medium avocados peeled and cubed
- Dressing:
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar or honey
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dark chili powder or paprika
- 1 tsp granulated garlic or 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp onion powder
- few dashes hot sauce i.e. Cholula or Valentina optional
- 1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, toss together, tomatoes, black beans, black eye peas, corn, poblano, red pepper, onion and cilantro. (Reserve avocado to add before serving.)
- To make the dressing: In a small mixing bowl whisk together lime juice, salt, sugar, cumin, chili powder, garlic and onion powder and hot sauce. Slowly drizzle in the oil whisking constantly until slightly thickened.
- Pour dressing over the rest of the ingredients. Mix well. Chill in an airtight container for 4 hours.
- Mix avocado into the cowboy caviar just before serving as an appetizer with tortilla chips, a side dish or as a topping for salads and tacos.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 479mg | Potassium: 681mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1645IU | Vitamin C: 70mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg