Cowboy Caviar or Avocado Salsa is pretty much a crowd pleaser! It’s packed full of fresh vegetables like bell peppers, tomatoes, sweet corn, black beans, juicy lime juice and spicy jalapeños if you want! It’s all tossed together with a flavorful dressing and best served with tortilla chips.
If you are looking for more yummy appetizer or dips I have you covered! My Jalapeno Ranch Dip is a great copy cat version of Chuy’s. Then if you are a fan of avocados you have to make my Easy Guacamole. Once of my most popular recipes is most definitely Cheesy Artichoke Dip.
Avocado Salsa
I first had Cowboy Caviar at a BBQ with a bunch of family friends. We liked to get together often and one of my best friends brought this for the first time. It was such a hit, we begged her to make for almost every gathering afterwards.
You could certainly serve this along side a taco bar, but we really prefer it with salty tortilla chips. During the summer months, this even makes a great pool side snack or a simple lunch!
How To Make Cowboy Caviar
- Add corn and black beans to a large bowl. Fresh corn is best, but frozen works, too! Just make sure you thaw it first.
- Finely chop onion, tomato, bell pepper and cilantro and add to the bowl
- Toss all of that to combine.
- Chop the avocados and drizzle 1 tablespoon of lime juice over the top. This helps them not brown.
- Add this to other vegetables and gently mix in.
- In a separate bowl whisk dressing ingredients together.
- If adding in jalapeno pepper, grate it in using a microplane or finely dice with a knife. I like this method best so the spiciness is even distributed.
- Pour the dressing over dip and gently toss to coat.
- Chill for 1 hour before serving with tortilla chips.
This other recipes are really worth you giving a try!
- Copycat Chick-fil-a Frosted Limeade
- Birria Tacos
- Cilantro Lime Chicken
- Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
- Green Chili Cheese Bread recipe by Oh So Deliciouso
Cowboy Caviar or Avocado Salsa Recipe
Cowboy Caviar
Ingredients
FOR DIP
- 2 Cups Corn Fresh or Frozen
- 1/2 Red Onion Peeled and Diced
- 14 oz Can Black Beans Rinsed and Drained Well
- 1 Large Tomato Deseeded And Diced
- 1 Whole Green Bell Pepper Stem and Seeds Removed Diced
- 1 Bunch Cilantro Finely Chipped
- 1/2 Medium Jalapeno Pepper Minced
- 2 Large Avocados Peeled and Pit Removed and Diced
FOR DRESSING
- 1/3 Cup Olive Oil
- 1 tsp White Wine Vinegar
- 3 TBSP Lime Juice Freshly Squeezed
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 tsp Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Pepper Freshly Cracked
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp Chili Powder
Instructions
- Add corn and black beans to a large bowl.
- Finely chop onion, tomato, bell pepper and cilantro.
- Add to the bowl and toss to combine.
- Chop avocados and drizzle 1 tablespoon of lime juice over the top.
- Add to other vegetables and gently mix in.
- In a separate bowl whisk dressing ingredients together.
- If adding in jalapeno pepper, grate it in using a microplane or finely dice with a knife.
- Pour dressing over dip and gently toss to coat.
- Chill for 1 hour before serving with tortilla chips.
*Originally published in May 2022 and updated March 2025.
