Cowboy Caviar

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 tablespoons red vinegar
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce (such as tabasco)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salad oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 avocados, firm-ripe
• 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans or 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (11 ounce) can corn kernels, drained
• 2/3 cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 2/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 lb roma tomato, coarsely chopped
• 1 lime, juice of (optional)
• salt
• tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix vinegar, hot sauce, oil, garlic, and pepper.
• 2 peel, pit, and cut avocado into 1/2-inch cubes. add to vinegar mixture and mix gently to coat.
• 3 add black eyed peas, beans, corn, onions, cilantro, and tomatoes to avocado; mix gently to coat. squeeze lime juice over the mixture, if desired.
• 4 add salt to taste.
• 5 serve the mixture with chips as an appetizer.