Cowboy Caviar

Name: Cowboy Caviar
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon hot sauce (such as Tabasco); 1 1/2 teaspoons salad oil; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; 2 avocados, firm-ripe; 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed; 1 (15 ounce) can black beans or 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed; 1 (11 ounce) can corn kernels, drained; 2/3 cup green onion, thinly sliced; 2/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped; 1/2 lb roma tomato, coarsely chopped; 1 lime, juice of (optional); salt; tortilla chips

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Recipe by Greeny4444

There are a few cowboy caviar recipes on this site, but I didn't see this one. It is adapted from the March 1997 issue of Sunset magazine.

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READY IN: 15mins

SERVES: 10

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

tablespoons red wine vinegar
1

tablespoon hot sauce (such as Tabasco)
1 ¹⁄₂

teaspoons salad oil
1

garlic clove, minced
¹⁄₈

teaspoon black pepper
2

avocados, firm-ripe
1

(15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
1

(15 ounce) can black beans or (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1

(11 ounce) can corn kernels, drained
²⁄₃

cup green onion, thinly sliced
²⁄₃

cup fresh cilantro, chopped
¹⁄₂

lb roma tomato, coarsely chopped
1

lime, juice of (optional)
salt
tortilla chips

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, mix vinegar, hot sauce, oil, garlic, and pepper.
Peel, pit, and cut avocado into 1/2-inch cubes. Add to vinegar mixture and mix gently to coat.
Add black eyed peas, beans, corn, onions, cilantro, and tomatoes to avocado; mix gently to coat. Squeeze lime juice over the mixture, if desired.
Add salt to taste.
Serve the mixture with chips as an appetizer.

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