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Cowboy Caviar

HB-4775 · Hand-built original · Tex-Mex

Cowboy Caviar — the dish itself.

A chopped bean and vegetable salad with avocado and a lime and red wine vinegar dressing, served with tortilla chips.

Tex-MexAppetizer20 min12 servings361 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: black beans

Servings:12quantities adjust to match

Ingredients

  • 3 Roma tomatoes, seeds removed, diced
  • 2 ripe avocados, diced
  • ⅓ cup red onion, diced
  • 15 oz black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 15 oz black eyed peas, rinsed and drained
  • 1½ cups frozen sweet corn, thawed
  • 1 bell pepper, diced (half a green and half a red pepper used — any color works)
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed, diced very small
  • ⅓ cup cilantro, finely chopped
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice, fresh preferred
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • tortilla chips

Method

  1. Combine the tomatoes, avocados, red onion, black beans, black eyed peas, corn, bell pepper, jalapeño and cilantro in a large bowl.
  2. Whisk the olive oil, lime juice, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper and garlic powder in a small bowl.
  3. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well to coat.
  4. Refrigerate until serving, toss again and serve with tortilla chips.

Total: 20 min

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

361 kcalCalories
9.4 gProtein
22.4 gCarbs
28.8 gFat
3.3 gSaturates
6.6 gFibre
1.8 gSugars
152 mgSodium
0 mgCholesterol
548 mgPotassium
68 mgCalcium
3.2 mgIron
1 servingServing

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data

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