# Cowboy Caviar Bean Salad

This is an easy and healthy bean salad recipe that takes less than 10 minutes to put together and gets better throughout the week as it marinates in the fridge.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 can black beans
- 2 cucumbers
- cherry tomatoes
- 1 pack mozzarella pearls
- 0.5 red onion
- Kalamata olives
- banana peppers
- fresh parsley
- olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- banana pepper juice
- Dijon mustard
- maple syrup

## Instructions

1. Add one can of drained and rinsed chickpeas to a large bowl.
2. Add one can of drained and rinsed black beans.
3. Dice two cucumbers and add them to the bowl.
4. Add cherry tomatoes to the bowl.
5. Add an entire pack of mozzarella pearls.
6. Chop half of a red onion and add it to the bowl.
7. Add Kalamata olives to the bowl.
8. Add banana peppers to the bowl.
9. Chop fresh parsley and add it on top of the salad ingredients.
10. For the dressing, combine olive oil, red wine vinegar, banana pepper juice, Dijon mustard, and a little bit of maple syrup in a separate measuring cup.
11. Use a frother, whisk, or fork to mix the dressing until well combined.
12. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients in the large bowl.
13. Mix all ingredients well.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- knife
- cutting board
- measuring cup
- frother
- whisk
- fork
- container

## Tips

- Add cilantro instead of parsley if preferred.
- Other good additions include bell pepper, jalape


o, feta, avocado, and lime juice.
- The salad gets better throughout the week as it marinates in the fridge.
- Can add corn as well

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eQfrPqJh6d4
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a5fc8153-3bfa-480a-987f-bfc977a78ef8
- Extracted: 2025-07-10

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