Description
Texas Caviar is a vibrant and fresh salad packed with black beans, black eyed peas, corn, fresh vegetables, and a tangy lime vinaigrette. Perfect as a healthy appetizer or side dish, it is served chilled with tortilla chips for scooping.
Ingredients
Scale
Salad Ingredients
- 3 Roma tomatoes, seeds removed and diced
- 2 ripe avocados, diced
- 1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 15 oz can black eyed peas, rinsed and drained
- 1 ½ cups frozen sweet corn, thawed
- 1 bell pepper, diced (half green, half red)
- ⅓ cup red onion, diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed and diced very small
- ⅓ cup cilantro, finely chopped
Dressing
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice, fresh-squeezed preferred
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
To Serve
- Tortilla chips
Instructions
- Prepare the Salad: In a large bowl, combine diced Roma tomatoes, avocados, red onion, black beans, black eyed peas, thawed corn, diced bell pepper, diced jalapeno, and chopped cilantro. Toss gently to mix all ingredients evenly.
- Make the Dressing: In a separate small bowl, whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, fresh lime juice, sugar, salt, pepper, and garlic powder until well combined to create the vinaigrette.
- Combine and Chill: Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients, then stir or toss thoroughly to coat everything evenly. Cover and refrigerate for one hour to allow the flavors to meld and the beans to absorb the dressing.
- Serve: Stir the salad well before serving. Serve chilled with tortilla chips on the side for scooping.
Notes
- Calorie count does not include the tortilla chips.
- For a spicier kick, leave some seeds in the jalapeno or add extra jalapeno.
- If fresh lime juice is unavailable, bottled lime or lemon juice can be used as a substitute.
- This salad can be prepared a day in advance for enhanced flavor.
- Avocados should be added just before serving if you want to avoid browning.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (about ½ cup)
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
