From what I understand, "Cowboy Caviar" hails from Texas and is meant to be a bit of a joke since cowboys are not really eating a ton of caviar... Let's just say, I have yet to serve caviar after a long day of work. But this is a special dish and it traditionally uses back-eyed peas, which some say looks like fish eggs... but obviously they are just a  bean full of flavor. I love this dish because it is so fresh and once I start eating it with chips I tend to never stop!

Active time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 Romas Tomatoes, diced
• 15 oz black beans, rinsed and drained
• 15 oz black-eyed peas, raised and drained
• 2 avocados, diced
• ⅓ red onion, diced
• 2 cups fresh corn kernels (frozen is fine too) 
• 1 red or yellow bell pepper, diced
• 1 jalapeno, deseeded and diced 
• ½ cup cilantro, diced

For the dressing:

• ½ cup lime juice
• ½ cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1 garlic clove, minced. 
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• ⅛ teaspoon Pepper 

Directions:

1. Put all the ingredients for the salsa in a bowl and mix together. 
2. Then add all the ingredients for the dressing into a jar and shake well.
3. Pour dressing over the salsa and mix some more. 
4. Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy! 

Enjoy!

Elizabeth