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The ultimate cowboy caviar

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Read about black beans in the BrightCulinary Book

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  • avocado oil
  • rice vinegar
  • 1 whole lime
Make the dressing with avocado oil, rice vinegar and the juice of one large lime.
Cowboy caviar: a from-scratch dressing
  • freshly minced garlic
  • garlic powder
  • salt
  • sugar
  • ground cumin
  • smoked paprika
  • ground chipotle
Add freshly minced garlic and a little garlic powder, then salt, a touch of sugar, ground cumin, smoked paprika and a little ground chipotle.
  • anaheim pepper
  • bell pepper
  • pickled jalapeno
Cut the peppers by slicing the ends off, standing each pepper on end and cutting straight down to take off flat square panels, then strips, then a neat dice.
  • roasted red peppers
Add the diced fresh bell pepper and anaheim, the pickled jalapeno rings and the roasted red peppers.
  • red onion
  • black beans
  • black-eyed peas
Add the diced red onion, rinsed under cold water, plus drained and rinsed black beans and black-eyed peas.
  • frozen sweet corn
  • tomato
Add the sweet corn and diced fresh tomato and mix thoroughly.
Wrap and refrigerate a few hours, or as long as overnight, to let the flavours marry; he went about two hours.
  • cilantro
  • avocado
Stir in a whole bunch of freshly chopped cilantro, taste, and add another pinch of salt if it needs it.
Chilling, cilantro and serving
  • corn chips
Serve undrained, with the juices, alongside crispy corn chips.