Cowboy Caviar Recipe

5 from 5 votes

This Cowboy Caviar recipe is a vibrant bean salad with lots of beans and fresh ingredients tossed in a tangy vinaigrette, perfect for any party. A favorite.

Prep Time15

Cook Time5

Total Time20

Course: Appetizer, Salad, Salsa, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: avocado, black-eyed peas, jalapeno, salsa, Tex-Mex

Servings:

Calories: 116kcal

Author: Mike Hultquist

Ingredients

FOR THE DRESSING/VINAIGRETTE

1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar (or use red wine vinegar)
1 lime (just the juice)
1 teaspoon cayenne powder
1 teaspoon ancho chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder (or use fresh minced garlic)
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 pinch sugar to taste
Salt, pepper, and chili flakes to taste

FOR THE COWBOY CAVIAR

1 can black eyed peas drained and rinsed (15 ounces)
1 can black beans drained and rinsed (15 ounces)
2 jalapeno peppers diced
1 red bell pepper diced
2 Roma tomatoes diced
2 cups chopped red onion
2 ears fresh sweet corn removed from husks
1 avocado diced
1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro

Instructions

Whisk the dressing/vinaigrette ingredients together in a small bowl until they thicken up.
Add all of the cowboy caviar ingredients to a large bowl and mix to combine.
Stir in the dressing/vinaigrette. Make sure everything gets nice and evenly coated.
Adjust for salt and pepper. Serve immediately with tortilla chips!

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Notes

Heat Factor: Mild-Medium.

My goal here is NOT to make this overly spicy, but to have just the right amount of kick to it for the general spicy food lover. As mentioned, you CAN easily adjust this up for more heat, but the combination of jalapeno peppers, cayenne powder and spicy chili flakes gives this a blooming warmth that I LOVE. And it's freaking tasty as heck, too. Perfect.

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