If you like black beans, tomatoes, avocado, and tangy lime dressing all mixed together and loaded on top of crispy tortilla chips... You’ve come to the right place for this Cowboy Caviar Salad Recipe.

I don’t want to give any spoilers, but this easy cowboy caviar recipe may be the best one you’ve tasted. And if this is your first time trying cowboy caviar (otherwise known as Texas caviar), buckle up because it is so simple yet so delicious!

What Is Cowboy Caviar?

Cowboy caviar, otherwise known as Texas caviar or cowboy salad, is a bean-based mixture of tomatoes, avocado, jalapeño, and a tangy dressing mixed all together. Even though it is known as a salad, there is no lettuce to speak of.

This great recipe includes a lot of healthy, plant-based ingredients. It can be used as a simple dip with homemade tortilla chips, a delicious salad over a bed of lettuce, or a bean salad just enjoyed on its own! You can use this recipe as a healthy snack or full, filling meal; the choice is yours. 

How To Serve Cowboy Caviar

Honestly, I enjoy this recipe loaded on top of a chip the most but there are other ways to serve cowboy caviar...

• As a side dish
• On top of tacos
• In a burrito
• Over a green salad
• Stuffed in a quesadilla with melted cheese

Recipe Variations

• Skip the jalapeño to make it less spicy, or keep the jalapeño and add a few dashes of hot sauce to add an extra kick.
• You can pretty much use any type of bean for this recipe (cannellini, great northern, pinto beans, etc.)
• Use green onion or sweet onion instead of red onion to make the salad milder.
• Add ½ tsp smoked paprika or chili powder to the dressing for a smokier taste.
• I recommend the red bell pepper or orange bell pepper to give it a sweeter taste, but you could substitute for green bell pepper. 
  
  A lot of ingredients can go well with this colorful cowboy caviar. Feel free to mix it up and use other plant-based ingredients if you’d like. 

What You’ll Need

Ingredients

How To Make Cowboy Caviar

Combine tomatoes, avocado, onion, black beans, black-eyed peas, corn, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, and cilantro in a large bowl. Toss well to combine.

Now add in the lime juice, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, and garlic powder. Stir well to combine.

Serve with tortilla chips and dig in!

Cowboy Caviar Salad

If you like black beans, tomatoes, avocado, and a tangy lime dressing all mixed together and loaded on top of crispy tortilla chips... You’ve come to the right place for this Cowboy Caviar Salad Recipe.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Servings 6

Equipment

• 1 Large bowl
• 1 Small bowl

Ingredients

  

• 3 Roma tomatoes diced
• 2 ripe avocados diced
• 1/2 cup red onion diced
• 1 bell pepper diced (I’d recommend red or orange)
• 1 jalapeno pepper seeds removed diced into very small pieces
• 15 oz black beans rinsed and drained
• 15 oz black eyed peas rinsed and drained
• sweet corn thawed
• 1/4 cup Cilantro finely chopped

Dressing

• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar or white
• 1 teaspoon monk fruit sweetener
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Tortilla chips for serving

Instructions

 

• Combine tomatoes, avocado, onion, black beans, black eyed peas, corn, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, and cilantro in a large bowl. Toss well to combine.
• Add the lime juice, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, and garlic powder to this same bowl and mix well.
• Serve with tortilla chips and dig in!

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Keyword Bean Salad, Cowboy Caviar, Cowboy Salad, Salad

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