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Cowboy Caviar Recipe

Cowboy Caviar Recipe

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  • Author: Elina
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 10 1x
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: Mixing
  • Cuisine: Tex-Mex
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

This Cowboy Caviar salsa is a wonderfully fresh, healthy, and simple recipe loaded with fresh vegetables, making it an ideal summer party dip that you can enjoy all season long.


Ingredients

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Texas Caviar:

  • 6 Roma tomatoes, diced
  • 1 bell pepper, any color, seeded and diced
  • 1 medium onion, finely diced
  • 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and finely diced
  • 1 large avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
  • 15 oz can corn, drained (or from 1 cooked cob of corn)
  • 15 oz can black beans, well rinsed and drained (or make your own)
  • 1/2 bunch of cilantro, About 1/2 cup chopped

Dressing:

  • 34 Tbsp lime juice
  • 1/2 cup light Italian Dressing
  • 4 medium garlic cloves, pressed
  • 1 tsp sea salt or to taste

Instructions

  1. Prepare the Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine diced tomatoes, chopped onion and bell pepper, seeded and diced jalapeño, sliced avocado, fresh (or drained canned) corn, rinsed and drained black beans, and chopped cilantro.
  2. Mix the Dressing: Stir in 3-4 Tbsp of lime juice, 1/2 cup of Italian dressing, 4 pressed garlic cloves, and 1 tsp of salt or season to taste. Mix everything together.
  3. Serve: Serve the Cowboy Caviar with tortilla chips.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 180
  • Sugar: 5g
  • Sodium: 400mg
  • Fat: 8g
  • Saturated Fat: 1g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 6g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 24g
  • Fiber: 7g
  • Protein: 6g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg