Cowboy Caviar
A vibrant and fresh no-cook dip or salsa, sometimes called Texas Caviar, featuring a colorful medley of diced tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, jalapeños, avocado, corn, and black beans. It's tossed with cilantro, lime juice, a unique Italian dressing, garlic, and seasoned with salt, making it a perfect easy summer side dish or appetizer.
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🧂 Ingredients
- Tomatoes(diced, as shown)
- Red bell pepper(diced, as shown)
- 1 medium Onion(finely chopped)
- 2 Jalapeño peppers(seeds scraped, finely chopped)
- 1 large Avocado(peeled, pitted, and diced)
- 1 cup Corn(canned or frozen, thawed)
- 1 can (15 oz) Black beans(rinsed and drained)
- Cilantro(finely chopped, to taste or as shown)
- Lime juice(from 1 lime, to taste or as shown)
- Light Italian dressing(to taste or as shown)
- Garlic(freshly minced, to taste or as shown)
- Salt(to taste)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Dice tomatoes, red bell pepper, and 1 medium onion. Add them to a large mixing bowl.
- 2
Take 2 jalapeño peppers, scrape out the seeds, and finely chop them. Add the chopped jalapeños to the bowl.
- 3
Peel, pit, and dice 1 large avocado. Carefully add the diced avocado to the bowl.
- 4
Add about 1 cup of corn (canned or thawed frozen) and 1 can (15 oz) of rinsed and drained black beans to the bowl.
- 5
Finely chop cilantro and add it to taste. Squeeze the juice from one lime over the ingredients.
- 6
Pour in some light Italian dressing and add freshly minced garlic to taste.
- 7
Season with salt to taste. Stir all the ingredients together until well combined.
- 8
Serve and enjoy immediately, or chill for flavors to meld.