Cowboy Caviar with a Twist

Memorial Day BBQ’s are the BEST when everyone brings one of their favorite dishes to share. Yesterday my mom brought some Cowboy Caviar and it was SCRUMPTIOUS. She added a special ingredient that made it better than ever! Set a bowl of this fun appetizer out and it will be gobbled up.
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Ingredients
2 tomatoes seeded and chopped
1 small bunch of green onions chopped
⅔ cups cilantro chopped
1 can corn drained and rinsed (2-3 ears of bbq corn cut off cob)
1 can black beans drained and rinsed
1 can garbanzo beans drained and rinsed (most recipes call for pinto beans but we like the garbanzo beans for a new twist)
2 avocados chopped

Dressing
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup red wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic smashed
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cumin
¼ teaspoon pepper
⅛ teaspoon sugar

Mix all dressing ingredients and let dressing sit until all vegetables and beans are chopped and mixed together. Toss dressing over bowl of vegetables and salad. Place in a serving dish and serve with tortilla chips. This can also be a wonderful side dish for a mexican dinner-enchilladas, burritos, fajitas. You can use leftovers the next day rolled in a tortilla that has been warmed with a bit of cheese sprinkled on top. Enjoy!

Cowboy Caviar with a Twist
 
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This in a fantastic appetizer to bring to an outdoor BBQ. The new twist gives it a bit of an unusual flavor and texture.
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 20
Ingredients
  • 2 tomatoes seeded and chopped
  • 1 small bunch of green onions chopped
  • ⅔ cups cilantro chopped
  • 1 can corn drained and rinsed (2-3 ears of bbq corn cut off cob)
  • 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 can garbanzo beans drained and rinsed (most recipes call for pinto beans but we like the garbanzo beans for a new twist)
  • 2 avocados chopped
  • Dressing
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic smashed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon sugar
Instructions
  1. Mix all dressing ingredients and let dressing sit until all vegetables and beans are chopped and mixed together.
  2. Toss dressing over bowl of vegetables and salad.
  3. Place in a serving dish and serve with tortilla chips.
  4. This can also be a wonderful side dish for a mexican dinner-enchilladas, burritos, fajitas. You can use leftovers the next day rolled in a tortilla that has been warmed with a bit of cheese sprinkled on top. Enjoy!

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