Cowboy Caviar

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 25 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

1½ cups cooked black beans (drained and rinsed)

1½ cups cooked black-eyed peas (drained and rinsed)

2 cups cherry tomatoes (halved)

1 cup corn kernels

1 red bell pepper (stemmed, seeded, and diced)

½ cup diced red onion

1 medium jalapeño pepper (finely chopped)

Juice of 1 lime

2 large avocados (pitted and diced)

¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Tortilla chips (for serving)

2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon ground cumin

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

½ teaspoon honey

1 garlic clove (minced)

1½ teaspoons sea salt

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

In a large bowl, stir together the black beans, black-eyed peas, tomatoes, corn, bell pepper, onion, jalapeño, and lime juice.

Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the the vinegar, oil, cumin, cayenne, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper. Pour the dressing over the bean mixture. Fold in the avocado and cilantro, and season to taste.

If time allows, refrigerate for 1 hour to allow the flavors to marry. Serve with tortilla chips.