Texas Caviar
A delicious (and less expensive) take on the "elegant" caviar! Refreshing and delicious! Everyone loves an easy appetizer!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 4 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 3 medium tomatoes, diced
- 1 green onion, sliced
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 2 small cans corn (14.5 ounces each), drained and rinsed (*see Gr8 tip below)
- 1 Lime, juiced and measured
- Olive oil, equal amount as lime juice
- Sea salt
- ¾ cup cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1 avocado, sliced or diced
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine thoroughly both beans, tomatoes, onion, cucumber and corn.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice and olive oil. Season with sea salt to your taste.
- Add dressing to the bean mixture. Gently and thoroughly combine (I mix it gently with my hands).
- Taste test for seasoning. Need more Lime juice? Salt?
- Stir in the chopped cilantro.
- Place the bean mixture in your serving dish of choice.
- Arrange avocado pieces on top.
- Serve with tortilla chips.
Notes
Gr8 Tip:
- Another way to serve Texas Caviar is similar to a layered dip, with a layer of refried beans on the bottom.
- *An alternative to the canned corn is to use frozen corn (3 cups, thawed). I like the frozen, bagged fire roasted corn at Trader Joes.
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