Cowboy Caviar is an easy appetizer that is perfect for parties. Serve this Southwest Black Bean Salad recipe with chips. It is a healthy party recipe!
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A couple of days before Thanksgiving, I was visiting with the receptionist at our dentist’s office while my daughter was getting some work done on her teeth. We were talking about our plans for Thanksgiving.
She said she was going home to Texas to spend the holiday with her family. As we were visiting, she told me that she was bringing Cowboy Caviar to share at her family’s Thanksgiving dinner.
I had never heard of Cowboy Caviar so I asked her what it was and how you make it. She described it to me and then said that there were lots of recipes online. She suggested looking them up and then picking the parts that I liked and making my own. So, finally in the middle of January, that is what I did.
I love avocados and cilantro so those 2 ingredients HAD to be included. I also used black beans, blackeye peas, tomatoes, onion and Italian dress. I forgot to add the corn, garlic powder and lime juice to this picture.
- 1 can black beans drained
- 1 can black-eyed peas drained
- 1 can corn drained
- 1 can diced tomatoes with garlic & onion drained
- 1 large avocado diced
- 1/2 red onion chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 3/4 cup Italian dressing
- Juice from 1/2 of a lime
- Do the draining, chopping and dicing.
- Then, combine all of the ingredients in a bowl.
- Cover the bowl and place in the fridge until ready to serve.
- Allow the flavors to blend for about 1 hour before serving with tortilla chips.
DragonFly says
2 cans shoepeg corn 1 can each of pinto, garbanzo, and black beans, half a red onion finely chopped, half green bell pepper and half red bell pepper finely chopped, 3-4 jalapenos finely chopped, one jar of pimentos. Combine in large bowl. Heat until boiling one cup veggie oil, half cup apple cider vinegar, half cup sugar. When sugar is dissolved turn off heat and cool slightly. Pour liquid over beans and veggies. Mix well. Cover and place in fridge over night for flavors to marry. Eat with Tostinos resteraunt style chips or use as summer side salad. All of us over here have had both versions and agree this one is better in flavor vs the italian dressing version.
DragonFly says
Yes, drain and rinse the beans after opening before you combine them.
Jackie B says
Dragonfly — This is the recipe that I make and it is soooo addictive! We use it as a side dish in our house and for parties. I use the same beans, sometimes different beans to my liking, but it pretty much tastes the same. The apple cider vinegar/sugar/oil mixture is to die for. I think I might want to use it as salad dressing!
Anita says
I love Cowboy Caviar! Costco sells it too & it’s yummy from there!
Alicia says
Great recipe! That looks good:)
Jennifer @ Delightfully Noted says
Cowboy Cavier is new to me too but it has almost all of my favorite things in it. Pinning bc I want to try this for sure!
Lindsay says
Sounds awesome! You always have the tastiest sounding recipes here, I love it!
Shannah @ Just Us Four says
Oh, this sounds sooo yummy! I love tortilla chips so anything new to put on them is always welcomed.
SushiMama says
Mmm yum. I’m not a fan of onions, so I would leave them out, but everything else sounds divine. Have you tried the Tostitos Hint of Lime tortilla chips? Crazy addictive.