Description
The BEST Cowboy Caviar Ever is a fresh, colorful, and flavor-packed dip made with black beans, black-eyed peas, sweet corn, crisp vegetables, avocado, and a tangy homemade vinaigrette. Perfect as a party dip, salad, or taco topping, this crowd-pleasing recipe is healthy, easy to make, and always disappears fast.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
For the Cowboy Caviar
- 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (15 oz) black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
- 1½ cups sweet corn (fresh, canned, or thawed frozen)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 jalapeño, finely diced
- 1/2 small red onion, finely diced
- 2 ripe avocados, diced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
For the Dressing
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
For Serving
- Tortilla chips
- Tacos
- Grilled chicken or fish
- Lettuce cups
Instructions
Instructions
- Prepare the vegetables: Dice the bell peppers, red onion, jalapeño, and avocado. Halve the cherry tomatoes and chop the cilantro.
- Combine the base: In a large serving bowl, combine the black beans, black-eyed peas, corn, tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, jalapeño, and cilantro.
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl or jar, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, red wine vinegar, honey, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, salt, and black pepper.
- Toss everything together: Pour the dressing over the bean mixture and gently toss until evenly coated.
- Add the avocado: Fold in the diced avocado carefully to keep it intact.
- Chill: Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes so the flavors can meld together.
- Serve: Enjoy with tortilla chips, spoon over tacos, grilled meats, or serve as a fresh salad.
Notes
For the freshest flavor, add the avocado just before serving. If you like extra heat, leave the jalapeño seeds in or add a dash of hot sauce. Cowboy Caviar can be refrigerated for up to 3 days, though it’s best enjoyed the day it’s made.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/10 recipe
- Calories: 235
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 310mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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