Cowboy caviar is a delicious appetizer but can also be eaten like a salad! It comes together quickly and is loaded with zesty ingredients!
You might also like our blender salsa or our artichoke dip recipe!
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What is Cowboy Caviar?
If you like pico de gallo or guacamole, you'll love cowboy caviar. Cowboy caviar is a hearty dip but also doubles as a delicious salad. Loaded with beans, vegetables, and herbs, it is always a hit and delicious served with chips. I like eating it out of a bowl with a fork, too! I first had it years ago and it was served without dressing. Nowadays I add ½ cup of my favorite Italian dressing and the juice of a lime. It gives this delicious side dish even more flavor!
If you can chop vegetables you can make this yummy snack. I like serving it with multigrain tortilla chips, but you can use anything you'd like from pretzel thins to fritos and tortilla chips to sun chips.
You might be wondering how the avocado in the cowboy caviar holds up. After all, avocados will turn brown once opened and exposed to air. I add my avocado right before serving to keep it looking its best. Cowboy caviar is best eaten the day it is made, but it can be eaten the next day, too!
Cowboy Caviar Ingredients
- 1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15 oz) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
- 1 (10 oz) bag of frozen corn (about 2 cups)
- ½ cup red onion, diced
- ½ cup cilantro, chopped
- 3 Roma tomatoes, diced
- 2 avocados, chopped into small pieces
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
- ½ cup Italian dressing
- 3 Tbsp. lime juice (fresh or bottled)
- tortilla chips
How To Make Cowboy Caviar
- Prepare the ingredients (wash, chop, drain, etc). and mix together in a bowl.
- Pour Italian dressing and lime juice over the dip then stir to coat evenly.
Cover with plastic and keep cowboy caviar refrigerated until ready to serve. Stir before serving to make sure the dressing doesn't settle at the bottom of the bowl.
Cowboy Caviar Printable Recipe
Easy Cowboy Caviar
Ingredients
- 1 15 oz can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 15 oz can black eyed peas drained and rinsed
- 1 10 oz bag of frozen corn about 2 cups
- ½ cup red onion diced
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
- 3 Roma tomatoes diced
- 2 avocados chopped into small pieces
- 1 jalapeno seeded and diced
- ½ cup Italian dressing
- 3 Tbsp. lime juice fresh or bottled
- tortilla chips
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients (wash, chop, drain, etc). and mix together in a bowl.
- Pour Italian dressing and lime juice over the dip then stir to coat evenly.
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Brandy says
Hi everyone! Brandy here, this is such a classic recipe and is delicious on its own or served with chips. Fresh and delicious, I hope you like it too!