Recipe: Create Your Own Cowboy Caviar

This easy Cowboy Caviar recipe is a fresh, colorful dip made with produce straight from your own garden, including black beans, pinto beans, corn, tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, and onion. Tossed in a zesty homemade dressing, it’s a healthy and crowd-pleasing Tex-Mex favorite that's ready in minutes and packed with flavor.

Ingredients

• 3 Roma tomatoes, seeds removed and diced
  

• ⅓ cup diced red onion

• 1 (15 oz) cooked black beans, rinsed and drained

• 1 (15 oz) cooked pinto, rinsed and drained

• 1½ cups frozen corn kernels, thawed

• 1 bell pepper (any color), diced

• 1 jalapeño, seeds removed and finely diced

• ⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro

• 2 avocados, diced

Dressing

• ¼ cup olive oil

• 1 tablespoon lime juice

• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

• 1 teaspoon sugar

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon black pepper

• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, avocado, red onion, black beans, pinto beans, corn, bell pepper, jalapeño, and cilantro. Toss gently to mix.

2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to make the dressing.

3. Pour the dressing over the bean and vegetable mixture. Stir gently to combine, ensuring all ingredients are well coated.

4. Refrigerate until ready to serve. If not serving immediately, stir well before serving.

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