How To Make Cowboy Caviar

5 cups
30 min

This Cowboy Caviar recipe is a family favorite. Versions of this dish appear at most potlucks, dinners, or gatherings everywhere.

Image Credit: Jen Brown


Cowboy Caviar ingredients:

1 green bell pepper -chopped

1 red bell pepper - chopped

1 can of Black beans

1 can of Black eyed peas

½ cup Cherry tomatoes - halved

¼ cup Cilantro - washed and chopped fine

½ cup of frozen corn

2 cloves Garlic - minced

2 Limes - squeezed for the juice

1 Tablespoon of Lime, zest

½ of a  Red onion - chopped

3 green onions - chopped

½ cup of Olive Oil

¼ cup of Honey

2 Tablespoons of sugar

1 teaspoon of coarse ground garlic salt

1 teaspoon of seasoned pepper

½ teaspoon of Paprika

1 teaspoon of Cumin

1 teaspoon of Chili powder

Tortilla chips for dipping

Image Credit: Jen Brown



In a large bowl, mix chopped green pepper, chopped red pepper, black beans, black-eyed peas, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, corn, garlic, red onion, green onion, squeezed juice from the limes, and lime zest. Mix all ingredients until well blended. In a separate bowl, mix olive oil, honey and sugar, garlic salt, seasoned pepper, paprika, cumin, and chili powder, until well blended. Pour dressing over vegetables and beans, and toss to coat, making sure all ingredients are well blended. Serve with Tortilla chips, and enjoy!

Image Credit: Jen Brown


My family loves this dish. The cool thing about the recipe is that you can adjust the vegetables and the spices to your liking. Find more recipe details here.

Sometimes I double the black-eyed peas and leave out the black beans. I also throw in a little more chili powder.

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How To Make Cowboy Caviar
Recipe details
  • 5  cups
  • Prep time: 30 Minutes Cook time: 0 Minutes Total time: 30 min
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Ingredients

  • 1 green bell pepper -chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper - chopped
  • 1 can of Black beans
  • 1 can of Black eyed peas
  • ½ cup Cherry tomatoes - halved
  • ¼ cup Cilantro - washed and chopped fine
  • ½ cup of frozen corn
  • 2 cloves Garlic - minced
  • 2 Limes - squeezed for the juice
  • 1 Tablespoon of Lime, zest
  • ½ of a  Red onion - chopped
  • 3 green onions - chopped
  • ½ cup of Olive Oil
  • ¼ cup of Honey
  • 2 Tablespoons of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of coarse ground garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon of seasoned pepper
  • ½ teaspoon of Paprika
  • 1 teaspoon of Cumin
  • 1 teaspoon of Chili powder
  • Tortilla chips for dipping
Instructions

In a large bowl, mix chopped green pepper, chopped red pepper, black beans, black-eyed peas, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, corn, garlic, red onion, green onion, squeezed juice from the limes, and lime zest.
Mix all ingredients until well blended.
Mix olive oil, honey and sugar, garlic salt, seasoned pepper, paprika, cumin, and chili powder in a separate bowl until well blended.
Pour dressing over vegetables and beans, and toss to coat, making sure all ingredients are well blended.
Serve with Tortilla chips, and enjoy!
Kathy Owen | Petticoat Junktion
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