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A woman in a kitchen holds a bag of tortilla chips and presents a large bowl of colorful bean and corn salad topped with cheese, smiling at the camera.
Melissa Jo

Cowboy Caviar

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This easy Cowboy Caviar is fresh, colorful, and packed with flavor! Made with corn, beans, crisp veggies, and a zesty homemade dressing, it's the perfect make-ahead appetizer for parties, BBQs, potlucks, or anytime you're feeding a crowd. Serve it with tortilla chips and watch it disappear!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

For the Cowboy Caviar
  • 1 15-ounce can sweet kernel corn, drained
  • 1 15.5-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 15.5-ounce can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 pepper diced red bell pepper diced
  • 1 pepper diced orange bell pepper diced
  • ½ cup chopped red onion
  • 2 jalapeños diced
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • salt and cracked black pepper To taste
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1½ teaspoons Better Than Elote Seasoning
Dressing
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ⅓ cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 limes fresh lime juice
For Serving

Method
 

Step 1
  1. Drain and rinse the black beans and black-eyed peas well. Drain the corn.
Step 2
  1. Dice the red bell pepper, orange bell pepper, red onion, jalapeños, and chop the fresh cilantro.
Step 3
  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the corn, black beans, black-eyed peas, cilantro, peppers, onion, and jalapeños.
Step 4
    In a separate bowl or measuring cup, whisk together:
    1. Olive oil
    2. White wine vinegar
    3. Fresh lime juice
    4. Sugar
    5. Chili powder
    6. Salt
    7. Garlic powder
    8. Better Than Elote Seasoning
    9. Whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
    Step 5
    1. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and beans. Toss everything together until evenly coated.
    Step 6
    1. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, but overnight is even better so all of the flavors have time to come together.
    Step 7
    1. Before serving, sprinkle with Tajín and crumbled Cotija cheese if desired. Serve with tortilla chips or pita chips.

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