Texas Cowboy Salad. This is FULL of great veggies! Chili Lime Cowboy Caviar is the BEST dip, salad or side dish! A great light and healthy snack, this Cowboy Caviar is a combination of a dip meets side salad meets a bean salsa all in one.
We make this salsa all summer long. It makes a big batch so it is an ideal summer party dip. A surprising ingredient infuses every bite with incredible flavor. You can cook Texas Cowboy Salad using 14 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Texas Cowboy Salad
- It's 1 of diced barbecue boneless chicken thigh (see my Barbecue Boneless Chicken Thighs).
- You need of tri-color coleslaw.
- You need of iceberg lettuce.
- It's 1 of medium size sweet tomato diced.
- It's 1 of avocado sliced.
- It's strips of tortilla (I used Santa Fe flavor).
- It's of your favorite cheese (I used Velvetta original).
- It's 1 slice of bacon diced.
- Prepare of Chunky Blue Cheese Salad Dressing.
- Prepare of Your favorite barbecue sauce (I use Head County).
- Prepare 1-2 tbsp of sweet corn.
- It's 1-2 tbsp of black beans.
- It's to taste of salt.
- It's to taste of pepper.
This version of Texas caviar mixes black beans and pinto beans instead of black-eyed peas with jalapeno peppers, cilantro, red onion and bell peppers. Serve with scoop-style tortilla chips to make a zesty crowd-pleasing party appetizer. Cowboy caviar, also known as Texas caviar, Cowboy Salad, Dixie Caviar, or yes, even Redneck Caviar, can be a dip, salad topping, relish, side dish, you name it. It's a constant at any Texas barbecue and a fabulous way to eat more beans and vegetables.
Texas Cowboy Salad step by step
- Heat the chicken in microwave with a little barbecue sauce drizzled on it. On a large plate mix all ingredients. Place the chicken on top and drizzle some barbecue sauce and blue cheese salad dressing across. Enjoy!.
Cowboy Caviar, sometimes called Mexican Caviar, is like a cross between a bean salad and a fresh salsa. It combines two types of beans, black beans and black eyed peas, with a colorful medley of fresh vegetables, and a tangy lime-balsamic vinaigrette. Cowboy Caviar is one recipe everyone raves about!. This Cowboy Caviar makes a great side dish for any picnic, potluck, or party, and is a great way to use up your summer produce! For the salad: Put the lettuce, tomatoes, scallions, bacon and most of the cheese into a bowl.