The Cozy Cookbook is here! This Cowboy Caviar recipe is the ultimate summer side dish that comes with an easy homemade dressing. Use Greek or Italian Dressing for quick shortcut and make it a day ahead of time!
This pairs perfectly with my Homemade Salsa and Velveeta Queso!
Cowboy Caviar
If I had a dime for every summer BBQ I’ve made this recipe for, I’d have a lot of dimes.
It’s always super popular with any crowd, I love serving it with Pita Chips, they’re nice and firm and can hold the weight of every delicious ingredient that you scoop up. Tortilla chips work as well!
How to Make it
See recipe card below this post for ingredient quantities and full instructions
- Combine the dressing ingredients and set aside.
- Place the dip ingredients in a large bowl. Toss to combine. Pour dressing on top and toss to coat evenly.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve. This can be prepared a day in advance.
Storage
Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
I like to add saran wrap right over the surface to seal out as much air as possible.
Pro Tips
- Lime juice helps avocados maintain their freshness and color, so I like to give them a light coating of it after I’ve sliced them up.
- This avocado slicer makes cutting up the avocado and removing the pit clean and easy.
- Tomatoes can also be added to the mix, Roma tomatoes are best as they don’t have as much juice.
- A variety of beans can also be used, including chickpeas, black eyed peas, and pinto beans.
- If substituting Greek or Italian Salad Dressing, use just over 1/3 cup.
- Be sure to try my Chickpea Salad next!
What to Serve with Cowboy Caviar
This recipe goes well with salsa chicken, grilled burgers, chicken, shrimp, or steak.
Try These Next
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- Corn Salad
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- Homemade Salsa
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- Baked Tacos
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- Zucchini Parmesan
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- Velveeta Queso
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- Guacamole
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Cowboy Caviar
Ingredients
- 15 oz. black beans, rinsed and drained, 1 can
- 15.25 oz. whole kernel sweet corn, drained, 1 can
- 1 small red bell pepper, diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
- 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- ¾ cup diced red onion
- 2 avocados, diced
Dressing
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
- Combine the dressing ingredients and set aside.
- Place the dip ingredients in a large bowl. Toss to combine. Pour dressing on top and toss to coat evenly.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve. This can be prepared a day in advance.
- If preparing ahead of time: Toss with 1 tablespoon lime juice just before serving. You may also choose to slice up the avocado until just before serving for ultimate freshness.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
- I like to add saran wrap right over the surface to seal out as much air as possible.
- Lime juice helps avocados maintain their freshness and color, so I like to give them a light coating of it after I've sliced them up.
- This avocado slicer makes cutting up the avocado and removing the pit clean and easy.
- Tomatoes can also be added to the mix, Roma tomatoes are best as they don't have as much juice.
- A variety of beans can also be used, including chickpeas, black eyed peas, and pinto beans.
- If substituting Greek or Italian Salad Dressing, use just over 1/3 cup.
- Be sure to try my Chickpea Salad next!
Excellent! Super easy to throw together. You can up the spices and or jalapeño. Good to keep on hand in the fridge to throw together with leftover whatever. Slap it on a tortilla with Roma tomatoes and a dollop of Greek yogurt or add to fresh greens. This one is a keeper!!
I love everything you just mentioned about this recipe Bridgette! It’s so versatile, I’m so happy you liked it. Thanks so much for the great comments and review!😃
Thx for recommending pita chips I always just do chips/scoops but the pita gives a great extra texture & taste.
I think this will be a hit at graduation bbq I’m hosting. Thx
Hi Eber! I am so happy that you found that tip helpful, those pita chips are so crucial to me that if I don’t have them, I almost don’t even want to make the dip, lol. They go so well together, I love it! 🙂 Great idea for a graduation BBQ, it always goes fast when I bring it places!
Making it for years. Sooo good and good for you
I’m so happy to hear that Gwen. This is such a refreshing appetizer. I love it for summer. Thanks so much for the great review!❤️
Great summer recipe. I added tomatoes and cucumber for some crunch. Used Jalapeño honey for more kick.
I’m happy to hear you enjoyed this one Kari! Adding the Jalapeno honey sounds amazing!😋 Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!
I just made this, I didn’t have some of the ingredients like jalapeño or honey, but I used white onion and cumin and it was delicious and also used fresh corn!! Yum…This is a great “go to “now for me on my weight loss journey and going to try it with fish.
Thanks.🙂
Great!! I’m so happy that you were able to adapt it based on what you had!! I absolutely LOVE snacking on this and I love that it’s guilt-free! 🙂
Addicting! Addicting! Addicting! So darn easy and so good. Another fantastic recipe from you! I love the addition of tomatoes myself and the suggestion to add the extra lime juice before serving is a great idea. Gives it that extra zing. I have basically eaten this for a month straight lol
Hey Jocelyn!! That’s SOOO great to hear!!! You are not along, I could definitely eat this for a month straight, and THEN some! The good news is that you don’t have to feel guilty, it’s loaded with awesome stuff! 🙂 Thank you SO much for the comment/review!! -Stephanie
Hi Stephanie
Another of your great hits again! My family loved this refreshing “salad”.
All of your recipes are so perfect because you make them user friendly. I don’t know how you got started doing your recipes..but you are awesome at it. The way you present all of your ingredients and add your beautiful pictures make following your recipes so inviting. You have a special gift and during this difficult time we are going through its nice to have something like your recipes to look forward to trying. I’m recovering from the illness so it brings joy to me to be able to make something that doesn’t require me to run to the grocery store for crazy ingredients. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talents with so many people.
Blessings to you and your family. Keep providing us with your great talents and your awesome recipes❤
Hi Donna! Thank you SO much for taking the time to leave this wonderful message, it was the best comment I could have woken up to this morning, truly!! I am thankful for the level of appreciation that you have for the work that I do, it makes me feel so good that it makes even just a small difference for people- especially during these difficult times. Please take care and GET WELL soon, I will be thinking about you!! Thank you so much again for this!! -Stephanie xoxo
Amazing!! Such a cool and refreshing side dish for a hot summer day. As a bonus, it was super easy to make.
Hey Melissa, I’m so happy that you enjoyed it! I love making this all summer long, such a satisfying summer snack! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, I really appreciate it! -Stephanie
Oh my goodness ❤️ Made this as part of our Fathers Day meal, everyone loved loved loved it!!
Hey Gina! I am so happy to hear that, you made my day! Thank you so much for taking the time to come back here and leave a review, you’re the best! 🙂 -Stephanie
This recipe is SO easy and has all of the flavors of summer, thank you for this. Can’t wait to snack on it all weekend. Even my husband loves it, and he’s not a big veggie guy.
Hey Melissa, I’m glad that you found this to snack on this weekend and that your husband loves it too, that’s always a huge win!