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Cowboy Caviar Recipe

This Cowboy Caviar Recipe is a Tex-Mex inspired dip that has been around for years! Enjoy on its own, with chips or spooned onto tacos! It's the ultimate crowd-pleasing appetizer. 
Course Appetizer, Dip, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword bean dip, cowboy caviar, cowboy caviar recipe, mexican dip
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 230kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 can white beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 can red kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 can sweet corn drained and rinsed
  • 5 tomatoes finely diced
  • 1/2 large red onion finely diced
  • 1 jalapeno finely diced
  • 1 cup cilantro roughly chopped

for the dressing-

  • 1/4 cup avocado oil or other vegetable oil, if desired
  • 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic finely minced
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • salt & black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Open cans of beans and corn. Drain using a colander and rinse well. Pour into a large bowl. Add in tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, and cilantro. Stir.
    beans and corn in bowl
  • In a small bowl, whisk all ingredients for dressing together and pour over bean mixture. Stir to coat. Taste and adjust seasonings. The longer this sits, the better. Serve with tortilla chips.
    pouring dressing overcowboy caviar

Nutrition

Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 614mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 990IU | Vitamin C: 16.6mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 2.5mg
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