Whipped up a batch of Cowboy Caviar in honor of tonight’s Country Christmas themed Annual Company Party.  I can not wait.  While we work (and play) hard all throughout the year, the Christmas Party is a chance to spend an evening with my second family and their spouses.  And inevitably make memories that will last us until next year’s party :)  Did I mention, I can not wait!

Looking for an easy appetizer to bring to a holiday party….Cowboy Caviar might just be the answer.  What makes this an easy no fuss recipe is you can substitute any ingredient with what you have on hand.  Just use a nice combination of crunches and colors.  We had a can of black eyed peas in the pantry, but kidney or black beans would be great too.  I used a zucchini for my ‘green’ but avocado is wonderful in this dip as well.  I’m a black olive freak so I added some of those, along with corn, jalapeno, red onion, radish, pimento, garlic, scallion, cilantro and tossed it all in a cumin lime dressing.  Serve with tortilla chips and look how cute it is delivered in a mason jar!!

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Cowboy Caviar

 

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What makes this an easy no fuss recipe is you can substitute any ingredient with what you have on hand. Just use a nice variety of crunches and colors.

Author: Libby with Lemony Thyme

Recipe type: Appetizer

Ingredients

For the dip...

• 1 can black eyed peas, drained and rinsed
• 1 small zucchini, diced
• 1 jalapeno, fine diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup frozen corn, thawed (or canned)
• 2 oz. diced pimento
• 12-15 black olives, sliced
• 1 scallion, thin sliced
• 2-3 radishes, fine diced

For the dressing

• 3 Tbl. olive oil
• 1 Tbl. fresh lime juice
• ½ tsp. ground cumin
• ½ tsp. chili powder
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. pepper

Instructions

For the dressing...

1. Combine dressing ingredients and chill while making the dip.

For the dip...

1. Combine all ingredients then gently toss in dressing. Chill before serving. Serve with corn tortilla chips.

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