Cowboy Caviar

Cowboy Caviar

from culinaryhill.com
20 min
12 servings

This easy recipe for Cowboy Caviar is fun, fresh, colorful, and endlessly adaptable. It makes a great dip, salad, side dish, or even a topping for grilled meats. Always a potluck favorite!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar (or to taste (see note 1))
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar ((see note 2))
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • Salt
  • 1 pound Roma tomatoes (seeded and diced)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas (drained and rinsed)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans (drained and rinsed)
  • 1 (11 ounce) can sweet corn (drained (see note 3))
  • 1 red onion (diced)
  • 1 green bell pepper (diced)
  • 1 red bell pepper (diced)
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro (or fresh parsley, chopped, from 1 bunch)

Directions

  1. 1

    To make the dressing, in a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, sugar, white wine vinegar, chili powder, and salt to taste (I like 1 teaspoon). 

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, add tomatoes, black-eyed peas, black beans, corn, red onion, bell peppers, and cilantro. Drizzle with the dressing and stir to combine. Cover and chill until serving time.