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Cowboy Caviar

This Cowboy Cavier is incredibly easy to make in only 15 minutes. Made with canned beans, corn, tomatoes, and other fresh vegetables, it's the perfect side dish for cookouts, potlucks, or a party. Serve with tortilla chips for dipping!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 10 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans (drained and rinsed)
  • 1 (15-ounce) can black-eyed peas (drained and rinsed)
  • 1 ½ cups frozen corn (lightly cooked and cooled)
  • 2 medium roma tomatoes (diced)
  • 1 medium red bell pepper (diced)
  • 1 medium avocado (cubed)
  • cup freshly chopped cilantro
  • ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic (grated)
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, combine the black beans, black-eyed peas, cooked corn, diced tomatoes, red bell pepper, cubed avocado, chopped cilantro, and finely chopped red onion. Gently toss to mix.
  • In a separate small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, grated garlic, sugar, chili powder, ground cumin, salt, and pepper.
  • Pour the dressing over the bean and corn mixture, and gently toss to combine.

Notes

Note: You can substitute black-eye peas with white navy beans or Great Northern beans.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
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