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Easy Skinny Cowboy Caviar 

This Easy Skinny Cowboy Caviar is flavorful, colorful, and incredibly delicious!  It makes a great dip, salad, side dish, or even as a topping for fish or meat. Take to a family gathering, potluck, or BBQ!

Makes 16 ( 1/2 cup) servings 

What is Cowboy Caviar?

Cowboy caviar is a bean salad or dip made with black-eyed peas, beans, tomatoes, corn, bell peppers, onion, jalapeños, and cilantro then tossed in in a zesty dressing.

What ingredients do I need to make this Easy Skinny Cowboy Caviar?

  • Black beans- rinsed and drained.
  • Black eyed peas-rinsed and drained.
  • Pinto beans-rinsed and drained or you can use another can of black eyed peas.
  • Tomatoes– diced. You can use cherry, grape, Roma, or a can of rotel diced tomatoes, if you desire.  
  • Jalapeño-seeded and finely diced.
  • Corn-I like to you use sweet corn. You can use fresh, canned or thawed from frozen.
  • Red, yellow, green, or orange bell pepper– you can use a variety for color. Seeded and finely diced
  • Red onion- diced
  • Cilantro leaves– chopped. If you aren’t a cilantro fan-just omit it completely. 
  • Avocado-chopped. Optional for additional points. Be sure to add just before serving so it doesn’t go brown. 
  • Lime juice-from two limes
  • Chili powder
  • Cumin
  • White Balsamic Vinegar – this brings a sweet and sour taste to the dressing. You could also substitute the white balsamic vinegar for regular balsamic vinegar, white wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar. 
  • Sugar or Monkfruit sweetener– just a pinch to balance out all the savory flavors.
  • Salt and pepper– to taste

 

How do I serve with Easy Skinny Cowboy Caviar?

This can be served as a salad, side dish, tortilla chips, on top of tacos, on nachos, inside a burritos, or on top of fish or meat!

How do I make this Easy Skinny Cowboy Caviar?

Combine drained beans, peas, corn, diced bell peppers, diced tomatoes, diced jalapeño, and diced onion, into a large bowl.

Mix together to combine. Set aside. 

Whisk dressing ingredients together in a smaller bowl, until well combined.

Pour the dressing over the salad, and fold in cilantro leaves.

Stir until everything is well combined.

Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to eat. This dip can made up to 8 hours before you plan to eat it.

Serve as a side with chips or veggie sticks, if desired.

Store leftovers in an air tight container in the refrigerator, for up to four days.

Ingredients 

  • 1  (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 ( 15 oz.) can black eyed peas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 ( 15 oz.) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained or you can use another can of black eyed peas
  • 1 cup tomatoes, diced
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely diced
  • 2 cups corn- fresh, canned or thawed from frozen
  • 1 1/2 cup red, yellow, green, or orange bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
  • 1/2 red onion, diced
  • 1/4 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped

Dressing Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup lime juice, from one lime
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 Tbsp white balsamic vinegar 
  • 1/2 tsp regular sugar or Monkfruit sweetener 
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

  • Combine drained beans, peas, corn, diced bell peppers, diced tomatoes, diced jalapeño, and diced onion, into a large bowl. Mix together to combine. Set aside. 
  • Whisk dressing ingredients together in a smaller bowl, until well combined.
  • Pour the dressing over the salad and fold in cilantro leaves. Stir until everything is well combined.
  • Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to eat. This dip can made up to 8 hours before you plan to eat it.
  • Serve as a side with chips or veggie sticks, if desired 
  • Store leftovers in an air tight container in the refrigerator, for up to four days.

Makes 16 ( 1/2 cup) servings 

0 WW Points per serving

How do I track this in the WW app?

You can click the link below to go to the recipe builder. You’ll first need to sign into your WW account and then the recipe builder will upload. Enter the name of recipe, the number of servings, and then each ingredient.

*The recipe builder link only works for WW members located in the United States. If you are located outside of the United States, you’ll need to access the WW app manually to create the recipe in the recipe builder. 

Yield: 16

Easy Skinny Cowboy Caviar 

Easy Skinny Cowboy Caviar 

This Easy Skinny Cowboy Caviar is flavorful, colorful, and incredibly delicious!  It makes a great dip, salad, side dish, or even as a topping for fish or meat. Take to a family gathering, potluck, or BBQ!

Author: thepounddropper.com

Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1  (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 ( 15 oz.) can black eyed peas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 ( 15 oz.) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained or you can use another can of black eyed peas
  • 1 cup tomatoes, diced
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely diced
  • 2 cups corn- fresh, canned or thawed from frozen
  • 1 and 1/2 cup red, yellow, green, or orange bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
  • 1/2 red onion, diced
  • 1/4 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped

Dressing Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup lime juice, from two limes
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 Tbsp white balsamic vinegar *
  • 1/2 tsp regular sugar or sweetener of your choice
  • salt and pepper,to taste

Instructions

    1. Combine drained beans, peas, corn, diced bell peppers, diced tomatoes, diced jalapeño, and diced onion, into a large bowl. Mix together to combine. Set aside. 
    2. Whisk dressing ingredients together in a seperate small bowl, until well combined.
    3. Pour the dressing over the salad and fold in cilantro leaves. Stir until everything is well combined.
    4. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to eat. This dip can made up to 8 hours before you plan to eat it.
    5. Serve as a side with chips or veggie sticks, if desired 

    Store leftovers in an air tight container in the refrigerator, for up to four days.

    Makes 16 ( 1/2 cup) servings 

    0 WW Points per serving

Notes

  • You can substitute the white balsamic vinegar for regular balsamic vinegar, white wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar, if desired.
  • Smartpoints: GREEN:  2 smartpoints per serving BLUE/PURPLE: zero points per serving 

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

16

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 108Total Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 154mgCarbohydrates: 19gNet Carbohydrates: 13gFiber: 6gSugar: 2gProtein: 5g

Do not use the WW nutritional calculator to calculate points. The nutritional calculator does take zero point food ingredients into consideration and will not be accurate. Personal Point values and nutritional information is estimated and calculated using the brand of ingredients listed in the recipe. PersonalPoints values may vary depending on the brand of ingredients used and depending on your customized zero point foods list. To accurately calculate the Personal Point value on a recipe you will need to enter the ingredients in the WW app recipe builder by going to the top bar in your WW App and selecting “My Foods” then when you are in my foods select “Recipes” then click “Create” in top corner, this is where you will build the recipe, give it a name, select how many servings it makes and then add all ingredients.

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