Texas Caviar
Eat Texas caviar as a salad or serve with tortilla chips; thin white corn chips are best.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 15 ounces black-eyed peas drained and rinsed
- 15 ounces black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 2 slices bacon cooked crisp and chopped
- 1 large avocado diced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Dressing
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir together black-eyed peas, beans, corn, bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, bacon and cilantro.
- In a small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients. Pour half the dressing over salad and mix well. Add more dressing to taste.
- Gently stir in diced avocado just before serving and top with cilantro.
