How to Make Cowboy Caviar
How to Pick Avocados for this Recipe
When making this recipe, look for an avocado that is firm to the touch. You want it to just have a very slight give when you push on it. When you to go to slice it, it will easily cut up into cubes and will hold up well in the dip recipe. In my defense, it’s that good. I have no regrets. Its a combination of black-eyed peas and other veggies with a vinaigrette dressing. It’s usually eaten with tortilla chips, but you absolutely could decide this is taco filling. In fact, we love the flavors of this dish so much that we turned it into Cowboy Caviar Pasta Salad. Substitutions and Variations
Use grilled corn. To kick this recipe up a notch, grill two ears of corn and replace the canned corn with that. Swap out the black eyed peas. A lot of people cannot stand black eyed peas. If you are one of them, take them out and use black beans and instead. Leave out the cilantro. If you are one of the unfortunate souls who tastes soup when you have cilantro, just skip it. Add a jalapeño. You already have a lot of heat in this recipe from the hot sauce, but if you want to add a different flavor of spice, throw in a diced jalapeno.
Storing Leftovers
Leftovers of this easy cowboy caviar can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. As mentioned above, this is best when it is made fresh, but leftovers are absolutely delicious. As with all recipes, use your best discretion when it comes to leftovers. This Cowboy Caviar easily serves a group of 8. It makes 4 cups, so that’s a half cup for each person, with chips. If you have a lot of people coming over, this is an easy recipe to double. Or if you are putting out a million other snacks, you will be fine as is. (See my list below for other great ideas for a party.) That said, if you are hosting, I suggest making this right before your guests come over. It will look best that way.
My Corn Salsa is a great recipe to put out because you can just put one bowl of tortilla chips between the two. They are different flavors, but both delicious. Along that same line of thinking, you could add in my Guacamole. My Spinach Dip in my Beer Bread Bowl is perfect for parties.
If you make this delicious cowboy caviar dip orany of my recipes, I’d love to hear from you! Let me know what you thought and if you made them for people you love, even better.
