Name: Cowboy Caviar
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 15 Ounce Can Garbanzo Beans; 15 Ounce Can Black Beans; 15 Ounce Can Whole Corn; 1 1/2 C Chopped Cucumber; 1 C Chopped Cherry Tomatoes; 1/4 Red Onion; 1/2 C Chopped Red Bell Pepper; 1 Jalapeno; 1 C Cubed Colby Jack Cheese; Vinaigrette:; 1/2 C Olive Oil; 1/4 C Red Wine Vinegar; 2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard; 1 Tsp Parsley Flakes; 1/2 Tsp Salt; 1/4 Tsp Black pepper

Enjoy this refreshing cowboy caviar by the cracker or spoonful. It’s filled with vegetables and beans and tossed in a homemade vinaigrette.

This last thing you want to do in the summer heat is to turn your oven on to cook. A colorful and flavorful dish made easily just by chopping and mixing fresh ingredients is the ticket to avoid that!

Put all your garden-fresh veggies to good use in this recipe. You can tweak the recipe, if need be, to fit to what you have readily available. You can use any color of bell pepper, spicy pepper, beans, tomatoes, and cheese. It’s easily customizable!

This is delicious right after you make it, but it is extra good the next day. It’s like the vinaigrette marinates into the beans and vegetables and it is so good.

My family loves to enjoy this on tortilla chips or Ritz crackers. Me personally, I like it just by the spoonful. You can’t go wrong either way though.

Make this for potlucks, barbecues, and family dinner night! It’s an adult crowd pleaser.

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Ingredients

Canned Garbanzo Beans
Canned Black Beans
Canned Whole Corn
Cucumber
Cherry Tomatoes
Red Onion
Red Bell Pepper
Jalapeno
Colby Jack Cheese
Olive Oil
Red Wine Vinegar
Dijon Mustard
Parsley Flakes
Salt
Black Pepper

Instructions

Rinse and drain the canned garbanzo beans, black beans, and corn.
Chop the cucumber and cherry tomatoes into small pieces.
Take a block of Colby jack cheese and cube a cup worth.
For the red bell pepper and jalapeno, remove the stem, veins, and seeds. Chop the bell pepper and finely chop the jalapeno.
Finely chop a quarter of a red onion.
Add all these ingredients into one large bowl.
For the vinaigrette, in a bowl, combine all ingredients and use a handheld frother, or a whisk to mix it together really well.
Pour the vinaigrette over the chopped ingredients and gently toss until everything is coated with the dressing.
Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate.

Cowboy Caviar

Yield: 10

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Enjoy this refreshing cowboy caviar by the cracker or spoonful. It's filled with vegetables and beans and tossed in a homemade vinaigrette.

Ingredients

15 Ounce Can Garbanzo Beans
15 Ounce Can Black Beans
15 Ounce Can Whole Corn
1 1/2 C Chopped Cucumber
1 C Chopped Cherry Tomatoes
1/4 Red Onion
1/2 C Chopped Red Bell Pepper
1 Jalapeno
1 C Cubed Colby Jack Cheese
Vinaigrette:
1/2 C Olive Oil
1/4 C Red Wine Vinegar
2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
1 Tsp Parsley Flakes
1/2 Tsp Salt
1/4 Tsp Black pepper

Instructions

Rinse and drain the canned garbanzo beans, black beans, and corn.
Chop the cucumber and cherry tomatoes into small pieces.
Take a block of Colby jack cheese and cube a cup worth.
For the red bell pepper and jalapeno, remove the stem, veins, and seeds. Chop the bell pepper and finely chop the jalapeno.
Finely chop a quarter of a red onion.
Add all these ingredients into one large bowl.
For the vinaigrette, in a bowl, combine all ingredients and use a handheld frother, or a whisk to mix it together really well.
Pour the vinaigrette over the chopped ingredients and gently toss until everything is coated with the dressing.
Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate.