# Texas style cowboy caviar

This Texas style cowboy caviar is a perfect dish for the weekend, combining fresh corn, various vegetables, beans, and a zesty dressing, served with tortilla chips.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- grill
- large cast iron pan
- large bowl
- small bowl

## Tips

- Always trust your gut.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexawhatsfordinner/video/7373122647191719214?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7544123815094552095
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/444ee205-c293-4186-8bca-2aff754e3011
- Extracted: 2026-04-13

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