Looking for a recipe that just screams “summer”? You just found it in this Cowboy Caviar Recipe! The beautiful, bright colors of red bell peppers, yellow corn, green cilantro and red onions are bright and perfect for all summer picnics.
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What’s Cowboy Caviar?
Cowboy Caviar Salad (or a dip) is a tasty and healthy salad, with beans, corn, red bell pepper, onions, cilantro, and a delicious dressing.
Based on the ingredients, you would think that it is a simple, humble salad that is nothing special. However, there is beauty in it, it looks amazing and tastes delicious! Try it this summer for dinner, or to bring to a summer party or barbecue. I guarantee, you will be amazed at how delicious it is.
Is Cowboy Caviar Healthy?
I love Cowboy Caviar and I have sampled many different versions of Cowboy Caviar at barbecues, grocery stores and picnics. However, every time I look at the ingredient list for Cowboy Caviar Dip at a store, or lookup a recipe online, there is always one thing that I do not like about it. The recipes and ingredient lists always have way too much sugar. Sometimes half a cup, sometimes a cup, sometimes even more.
Seriously, who needs a cup of sugar in a salad? That is way too much sugar to dress a delicious bean salad. The ingredients in a Texas Cowboy Caviar Recipe are already delicious, and there is no reason to add too much sugar to them. In fact, I rarely add sugar to salad dressings. I find that for many salads, just vinegar, olive oil, and salt and pepper are enough.
However, I did enjoy the note of sweetness I tasted in many Cowboy Caviar salads, so I have decided to add a bit of sugar to this recipe. You can definitely leave it out completely, but based on this salad disappearing in record time, it looked like the sweet note in the dressing was appreciated.
Because we cut down sugar in the salad dressing for this Cowboy Caviar Recipe to just one teaspoon, this Texas Caviar Salad is definitely healthy.
Is Cowboy Caviar Low Carb? No, because cowboy caviar contains some ingredients that are not low in carbs.
Is Cowboy Caviar Gluten Free? Yes, cowboy caviar is gluten free, it does not contain any gluten.
How To Eat Cowboy Caviar?
And this brings me to the next question — is Cowboy Caviar a salad or a dip? Because, you can eat is as a dip or as a salad. A lot of people call it a salad, and I served it as a side dish with Steak Tacos. However, I also like it as a dip, served with corn chips.
No matter how you decide to eat Cowboy Caviar, though, this is a delicious and healthy salad to make this summer! So make the salad, or serve it as dip, it will be tasty either way.
What is Cowboy Caviar Made Of?
There are many delicious ingredients in Cowboy Salsa. To make the salad, combine black eyed peas, black beans, fresh corn, red bell pepper, red onion, cilantro, dill and a delicious Cowboy Caviar Salad dressing.
The salad is pretty simple to make, and if you use canned beans, you can make it pretty fast, too. One thing about beans from a can is that you should remember to rinse them well, before adding them to a salad.
How To Make Cowboy Caviar
To make the delicious Cowboy Caviar, all you need to do is to combine in a salad bowl black eyes peas, black beans, corn, red bell peppers, red onions, cilantro and dill. Then, make a dressing with white wine vinegar, olive oil, and other ingredients.
Add the dressing to the salad, mix and you are ready to serve it! As you can see, Cowboy Caviar is very easy to make.
What To Make With Cowboy Caviar
What should you make and serve with this delicious cowboy caviar? If you are serving it as an appetizer or as a dip, serve it with some delicious corn chips, and you are done!
Or, serve this delicious Cowboy Caviar Dip with Steak Tacos for a delicious meal of Steak Tacos and Simple Tomato Salad.
For a perfect BBQ dinner, serve with Grilled Chicken and Cucumber Tomato Salad.
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Cowboy Caviar Dip
Ingredients
- 1 can Black Eyed Peas
- 1 can Black Beans
- 1 can Corn or corn from 3 cooked cobs
- 1 Red Pepper medium pepper
- ½ Red Onion medium onion
- ½ Bunch of Dill medium bunch
- ½ Bunch of Cilantro medium bunch
- 3 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp White Wine Vinegar
- 1 tsp Granulated Sugar
- ⅛ tsp Coriander ground
Instructions
- Open the cans of corn, black beans and black eye peas. Rinse in a colander, and let dry for a bit.If using fresh corn, cut the corn kernels off the corn on the cob.
- Peel, wash and chop the red onion. Wash the red bell pepper, and chop into small pieces. Wash the dill and cilantro, remove the big stems and chop on a cutting board.
- In a salad bowl combine the beans, peas, corn, red onion and red bell pepper. Add the dressing and mix. Add dill and cilantro and mix again.Serve with Air Fryer Chicken and Air Fryer Acorn Squash.
The recipe doesn’t say how much vinegar.
Hi Jane, thank you for your comment. We updated the recipe to include 1/2 Tablespoon of White Wine Vinegar. Hope you enjoy this Cowboy Caviar Recipe!
I love it that you are using whole nutrient-dense ingredients for this cowboy cavier recipe! I have bookmarked this, making it over the weekend!
This is my favorite dip ever! Love all the yummy flavors combined into one dip.
This is perfect as a dip or side dish.
Definitely one of my hubby’s favorite recipes! I can’t wait to make this again soon! So delicious and tasty!
This dish is always a hit in my home, and your recipe was no exception! Loved all the colors and flavor!
This is perfect for a party or a crowd. Just add some scoops and everyone can dig in.
I made it for our bbq night and it turns out great! My family loves it!
This would be great for my weekend family potlucks! I like that you reduced the amount of sugar.
Such a delicious and vibrant dip! Love all the various flavours together.
Such an easy recipe for a delicious dip, It’s a must try!
Love all the fresh ingredients! I will be eating this all summer long!
This looks great – I think it must be an American thing to add sugar to salads – I don’t ever do so other than a pinch in vinaigrette to help it emulsify! Much healthier without!
This dish is so colorful, it’s like eating the rainbow! I’ve pinned for summer picnics!
Never heard of “Cowboy Caviar” before (love the name!) but this is a fantastic combo of flavors and foods.
this looks delicious!
Healthy Bowl of salads are the best part of weekend Dinners. Love all the combinations and yummy dressing to this Salad. So colorful too.
I love cowboy caviar! Not just because it’s delicious, but because it’s actually a nice healthy option for parties! Thank you!
This would make such a wonderful dip for any backyard bbq! I love how colorful it is too!
My boyfriend and I are going to love this! Definitely adds a good flavor to salads! Can’t wait to give this a try!
Love love the flavors! It was so good!
Delicious! Everyone liked it, will make it again soon.
I love all these fresh flavors in this dip! It’s so perfect for summer parties a be super easy to make.
This is a perfect summertime side dish. I cant wait to dig in.
Super Bowl of Health and freshness. Perfect for Dinner. This is so colorful and I love every combination to it.
What a colorful healthy and delicious recipe to try this summer. Thanks for sharing
Cowboy caviar is one of my favorite side dishes and I loved your version! It was so easy to make and tasted great!
I leave out cilantro & dill. I add artichoke hearts & avocado. For dressing I use evoo, lime juice & a pinch of sugar. The best part about this recipe is adding or subtracting ingredients that appeal to your taste. Can’t wait to make it again. So delicious.
This is my favorite spring and summer appetizer! Excited to start making it again this spring!
I made this cowboy caviar for a get together over the weekend and everyone loved it! They were all asking for the recipe!
Love all the fresh ingredients and how easy it is to make. It’s a perfect side for any picnic or BBQ.
I love how this recipe can easily be paired with so many dishes and will be perfect for summer bbq or by the pool!
I love this stuff so much! I eat it with chips just like regular salsa.
Love the combination of ingredients in this salad recipe. So flavorful. Thanks for sharing.