Black Bean & Black Eyed Pea Salsa a.k.a. Cowboy Caviar - {Meatless Monday}
 
 
The combination of canned beans (and sometimes tomatoes), with the freshness of cilantro and onion and avocado makes for a mishmash of heavenly flavor.
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Recipe type: Salad, Appetizer, Condiment
Ingredients
  • 1 -15 ounce can black beans (I use Bush's), drained and rinsed.
  • 1 -15 ounce can black-eyed peas (I use Bush's), drained and rinsed.
  • 12 ounces kernel corn (I used thawed frozen, but you can use canned, drained)
  • 1 -10 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chilies (or two tomatoes diced and a 4 ounce can green chilies)
  • ½ cup red onion, minced
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1 avocado, peeled and diced
  • Juice of one lime
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. Add all the ingredients into a large bowl, leaving the avocado and lime juice until last. I add the avocado and squeeze the lime juice all over the avocado before stirring all the ingredients to combine (this helps keep the avocado from turning brown).
  2. Chill in the refrigerator.
  3. Serve as desired...great with corn chips as a dip.
Recipe by The Saucy Southerner at http://www.thesaucysoutherner.com/black-bean-black-eyed-pea-salsa-a-k-a-cowboy-caviar-meatless-monday/