Texas style cowboy caviar

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Coat the corn with olive oil and place onto the grill (or a large cast iron pan on the stove) rotating occasionally, for about 10 minutes.
  2. 2There should be nice char marks on the corn.
  3. 3Carefully cut the kernels off of the cob.
  4. 4In a large bowl, combine corn kernels, onion, red pepper, tomato, jalapeño, avocado, black eyed peas, black beans, scallions, and cilantro.
  5. 5In a small bowl, add in garlic, red wine vinegar, lime, honey, and 1/2 cup olive oil.
  6. 6Add in salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.
  7. 7Whisk until evenly mixed.
  8. 8Pour the dressing over the bean and veggie mixture and stir until evenly incorporated.
  9. 9Serve with tortilla chips.

Ingredients

  • 3 ears fresh sweet corn, shucked
  • olive oil
  • 1 sweet onion, finely diced
  • 1 red pepper, finely diced
  • 1 beefsteak tomato, finely diced
  • 1 large jalapeño, finely diced
  • 2 avocados, finely diced
  • 1 16 ounce can black eyed peas
  • 1 16 ounce can black beans
  • 1 cup scallions, finely sliced
  • 1 cup cilantro, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 0.33 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 juice of lime
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 0.5 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • tortilla chips

Equipment

grilllarge cast iron panlarge bowlsmall bowl

Tips

  • Always trust your gut.