Looking for an easy appetizer to bring to a holiday party….Cowboy Caviar might just be the answer.  Cowboy Caviar is one of our most popular recipes.  It’s no wonder since you can whip up a batch from ingredients already in your fridge and pantry. 

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 Cowboy Caviar with tortilla chips and look how cute it is delivered in a mason jar!!

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Cowboy Caviar

Author Libby with Lemony Thyme

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
• 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. chili powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

Instructions

For the dressing…

• Combine dressing ingredients and chill while making the dip.

For the dip…

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

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We made this Maryland Crab Dip for last year’s Super Bowl game in honor of the Baltimore Ravens.  It went great with our Cheesy Garlic & Herb Pull-Apart Bread made from a nice sourdough loaf in honor of the San Francisco 49ers.

When I posted the pull apart bread recipe on Facebook last night, the crowd went wild…..for the Maryland Crab Dip :)  So I got up this morning and made it just for you.

I made it for you, however my low-carb eating friends are going to be quite happy to find out it’s all for them.  This dip is super easy to make and is delicious served with crackers or celery sticks or cheesy pull apart bread.  Enjoy.

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Maryland Crab Dip

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 10

Author Libby with Lemony Thyme

Ingredients

• 8 ounces lump crabmeat picked clean of any shells
• 1 8- ounce block cream cheese softened
• 1 8- ounce block cheddar cheese shredded
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions
• 1/4 cup diced pimento drained well
• 2 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
• 3-4 dashes hot sauce
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine all ingredients except the crabmeat and 1/4 cup shredded cheddar. Once mixed well, fold in the crabmeat. Pour into a small casserole dish, sprinkle with shredded cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and mixture is bubbly.
• Serve with crackers, bread, or veggie sticks.

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Pimento Cheese Dip is such a treat.  I think because it’s made with love.  The same kind of love that goes into homemade Egg Salad or Tuna Salad.  You know the kind where the ingredients are finely diced, seasoned just right, and brought together with a little mayonnaise love. 

Maybe it’s my imagination but I think my family was a little sweeter when they knew I was about to make Pimento Cheese Dip with Jalapeno.  Ever so slightly.

Here are my ingredients.  You’ll notice the cheese is the store bought shredded kind and that is on purpose.  Freshly shredded cheese is soft and while that’s wonderful for most everything, we like our Pimento Cheese Dip to keep it’s texture and flavor personality.

Since we’re still enjoying some beautiful summer-like weather I decided to make a nice big batch of Pimento Cheese Dip, sit out on the back porch, and enjoy every minute of.  Trust me this is one sure fire way to gather the family around.  This nice big batch…..never saw sundown.

We did however {Share the Love} with mom and dad AND heap it on top of our Isle of Palm Burgers (wait ’til you get a load of those).  With the weekend approaching, I might have to mix up another batch of Pimento Cheese Dip love!

Recipe note:  Warm Pimento Cheese Dip with Jalapenos in a 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Game changer.

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Pimento Cheese Dip with Jalapenos

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Author Libby with Lemony Thyme

Ingredients

• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 jalapeno fine diced
• 1/2 cup pimento diced
• 1/2 – 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 4 oz. cream cheese softened
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. salt

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients until well blended. Adjust mayonnaise according to creaminess desired. Adjust seasoning to taste.

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