Texas caviar is a salad made up of black-eyed peas, diced tomatoes, corn, bell peppers, avocados, and onions tossed in a light dressing and served with tortilla chips.
Texas caviar is a salad of black-eyed peas lightly pickled in a vinaigrette-style dressing, often eaten as a dip accompaniment to tortilla chips. Texas caviar was created in the U.S. state of Texas around 1940 by Helen Corbitt, a native New Yorker who later became director of the food service for the Zodiac Room at Neiman Marcus in Dallas, Texas. She first served the dish on New Year’s Eve at the Houston Country Club. When she later served it at the Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas, it was given its name, “Texas caviar,” as a humorous comparison to true caviar, an expensive hors d’oeuvre of salt-cured fish roe. It has also been called cowboy caviar.
Texas Caviar Salad
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Mix Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 portions 1x
- Category: Salad Recipes
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Texas caviar is a salad made up of black-eyed peas, diced tomatoes, corn, bell peppers, avocados, and onions tossed in a light dressing and served with tortilla chips.
Ingredients
- Black-eyed peas
- Diced tomatoes
- Corn
- Bell peppers
- Avocados
- Onions
Zesty Dressing
- 1/3 Cup Olive Oil
- 1/3 cup Lime Juice
- 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chili Flakes
- 1 Teaspoon Cumin Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Sugar
- 2–3 Cloves Garlic (grated)
- Coriander (chopped)
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Whisk all the ingredients together and pour over the salad.
- Toss and serve immediately.
- Enjoy!!
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Rochelle from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs and SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 354
- Sugar: 7
- Sodium: 138
- Fat: 26
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 21
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 28
- Fiber: 9
- Protein: 7
- Cholesterol: 0
Keywords: Texas Caviar
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This is just about the perfect vegetarian summer dish! Why do I always forget about it?
Delicious!
Thanks for sharing your recipe at the Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop 71
Laurie
Hi Laurie. Thank you so much for your kind words. Hope you will have an opportunity to make it soon. Enjoy and thanks for dropping in from Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop 71.