This easy Cowboy Caviar recipe is the perfect summer appetizer or chip dip! It’s fresh, healthy, takes 10 minutes to make, and is a crowd favorite!
Want to try more tasty dip recipes? I love this Buffalo Chicken Dip, Mango Salsa, or Balsamic Bread Dip!
Why I love this salsa dip:
- Easy – All you need is one bowl and 10 minutes to make this Texas Caviar recipe.
- Inexpensive – You really can’t find a better dip to feed a crowd that is as budget friendly as this one.
- Feeds a Crowd – This makes a big bowl of fresh and delicious dip that should feed up to 15 people! Serve with your favorite chips!
What is Cowboy Caviar?
Cowboy Caviar (or Cowboy Salsa) is a popular chip dip that originated out of Texas. It’s also sometimes called Texas Caviar and it’s made with simple, healthy ingredients including: beans, corn, bell pepper, avocado, and tomato. It is the perfect appetizer for parties, potlucks, or game day!
How to make Cowboy Caviar:
Combine rinsed beans, drained corn, tomatoes, and onion in a bowl.
Fold in avocado and cilantro. Add lime juice and a pinch of salt and stir to combine.
Serve this Texas Caviar recipe with your favorite chips.
Make Ahead Instructions:
To Make Ahead: ingredients and store them separately (leaving the avocado unpeeled). Then, when you are ready to serve the cowboy caviar, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and add the fresh avocado. Store leftover cowboy caviar in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Recipe Variations:
- Cheese: Try adding your favorite crumbly cheese, like feta or gorgonzola.
- Beans: Whatever beans you have on hand can be substituted.
- Veggies: Throw in some diced celery, or shredded carrot.
- Flavor Twist: For a different flavor, try adding Italian dressing.
More Favorite Appetizers:
- Cucumber Onion Salad
- Beer Bread
- Easy Homemade Crab Cakes
- The Perfect Charcuterie Board
- Air Fryer Chicken Wings
- Chicken Taquitos
- BBQ Meatballs
- Cheesy Bean Dip
- 5-Minute Homemade Salsa
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Recipe
Cowboy Caviar
Ingredients
- 15 ounce can black beans , drained and rinsed
- 1 can pinto beans , (or 2 cans if you want more bean), drained and rinsed
- 15 ounce can corn , drained
- 6-8 Roma tomatoes , diced
- 1/2 large sweet onion , diced
- 2 avocados , peeled, seeded and diced
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro , finely chopped
- juice of 3 limes
- sea salt , to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine beans, corn, tomatoes, and onion.
- Fold in avocados and cilantro.
- Squeeze lime juice into the bowl and add a pinch of sea salt.
- Stir to combine. Add more sea salt, to taste.
Notes
- Cheese: Try adding your favorite crumbly cheese (like feta or gorgonzola).
- Beans: Whatever beans you have on hand can be substituted.
- Veggies: Throw in some diced celery, or shredded carrot.
- Flavor Twist: For a different flavor, try adding Italian dressing.
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I originally shared this recipe August 2014. Updated June 2019.
Love that cowboy caviar! Actually I really have enjoyed all your recipes and so have my family when Ihave shared them!
my guests loved it