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This is the Best Ever Cowboy Caviar Recipe! Sometimes called Texas caviar, this recipe makes a flavorful side dish for healthy dinners or for picnics. It can be used as a dip with chips or eaten as is. packed full of healthy ingredients, this dish has such an amazing taste and is filling.
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An all time favorite this summer !! Brought this to several cookouts & everyone wanted the recipe!
Best Ever Cowboy Caviar Recipe
Cowboy caviar is such an amazing dish. Many people will give you a funny look when they hear it if they have never had it before. They want to know what kind of caviar is from Texas. While this is only caviar in name only, the flavor is phenomenal and is always a hit.
Is Cowboy Caviar a Good Weight Watchers Food?
Most of the ingredients are very healthy and this makes it a good Weight Watchers food. However, there is oil in this recipe and that can bring the point count up. One option is to reduce the amount of oil to give the recipe less points. Another option is to use fat free Italian dressing. This will have less points than the oil and vinegar mixture.
Why is it Called Cowboy Caviar?
This recipe was made in Texas, the home of the cowboys, and I do not mean the football team. Caviar, the fish egg kind, is made of tiny nuggets and while this recipe features no fish, the beans and vegetables in the recipe create a tiny nugget like look.
Ingredients:
- Olive oil
- Sugar
- Lime
- White wine vinegar
- Garlic powder
- Salt
- Roma tomatoes
- Black eyed peas
- Black beans
- Sweet corn
- Red onion
- Green bell pepper
- Jalapeno
- Cilantro
How to Make Easy Cowboy Caviar
In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, sugar, lime juice, white wine vinegar, garlic powder, and salt.
Next add the corn, red onion, green bell pepper, and jalapeno.
Add the black beans, black-eyed peas, and Roma tomatoes carefully.
If adding cilantro, do so now. Chill and serve.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/8 cup sugar
- 1 lime juiced
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 roma tomatoes seeded and diced
- 1 15 oz black eyed peas drained and rinsed
- 1 15 oz black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 1/2 cups sweet corn
- 1/2 cup red onion diced
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper diced
- 1 jalapeno diced
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped, optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, sugar, lime juice, white wine vinegar, 1/4 tsp garlic powder and salt.
- Stir in the corn, red onion, green bell pepper and jalapeno.
- Gently stir in the black beans, black eyed peas, and roma tomatoes.
- Optionally: stir in in cilantro. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I am thinking about adding taco seasoning to the salad.
An all time favorite this summer !! Brought this to several cookouts & everyone wanted the recipe!
Glad to hear that Dianna. Thanks!
Astonishing how good it is! The flavoer EXPLODES in your mouth!
Thank you Linda!
This is a home run hit. The blend of flavors is out of the world delicious. So easy to fix and clean up is the best because there is nothing left.
Thanks Kathy!
Great recipe.
Tastes better the next day.
Best appetizer. Everyone loves this when I make it. Tortilla scoops are great to use to get a good scoop of the mixture.
Thanks Sherri!
I made it first time for July 4th cookout and it was a big hit! Everyone loved it! Healthy and delicious!
I was introduced to this dish at our church ladies’ meeting. It also seems weight watchers friendly to me, so I am taking it it to a picnic tomorrow! Yummy and healthy!
I Love this salad! I make it often as a side dish at home. I sometimes have leftovers for breakfast.
It is a great dish to bring to a potluck because it is delicious, is served cold, and is a hit with my vegan friends.