How to Make The Ultimate Cowboy Caviar | Food Wishes

black beans

🥗Healthier: canned black beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Pinto beans are often less expensive and can be used interchangeably.

jalapeño

🥗Healthier: banana pepper

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Bell peppers are milder and more affordable.

Start by making the dressing: In a bowl, combine avocado oil, rice vinegar, and the juice of one large lime.

Add fresh mint, minced garlic, garlic powder, salt, sugar, ground cumin, smoked paprika, and ground chipotle to the dressing and mix well.

Prepare the peppers: Cut off the ends of the peppers, stand them up, and slice straight down to create flat pieces.

Dice the Anaheim and bell peppers into small pieces.

Add sliced jalapeno rings to the bowl.

Rinse and dice red onion, then add it to the mixture.

Add drained and rinsed black beans and black-eyed peas to the bowl.

Incorporate frozen sweet corn or fresh corn if available.

Add diced fresh tomato to the mixture.

Mix all the ingredients thoroughly with a spoon.

Cover the bowl and refrigerate for a few hours, ideally 2 hours, to allow flavors to meld.

After chilling, add freshly chopped cilantro and mix again.

Taste the mixture and adjust seasoning with more salt if necessary.

Optionally, add diced avocado, but note it may get lost in the mix.

Serve in a bowl with crispy corn chips, ensuring to keep the juices in the bowl.

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