You may have heard of Cowboy Caviar but now it’s time to give it some Aloha. Healthy, clean, versatile and delicious, you will be using this recipe for dips, sides, and as a topping on your favorite protein. Let’s get chopping.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup olive oil
2-3 Tbsp maple syrup
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup cherry tomatoes diced or 6 Roma’s diced
1 (15 oz ) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 ( 15 oz) can of cannellini beans
2 cups fresh pineapple diced ( may sub mango)
1 (11 oz) can sweet corn, drained
1 avocado diced
1 large cucumber, seeded and diced
1 medium red onion, diced
1 diced orange or yellow bell pepper
1 diced red bell pepper
1 cup chopped cilantro (1 lg bunch)
3-4 tbsp fresh lime juice
salt to taste
1-2 jalapeno pepper, finely diced (optional/ you can de-seed these for less heat and good flavor)
Instructions:
In a lg mixing bowl whisk to combine olive oil, maple syrup, and salt ( if you have a favorite dressing you can sub that for these ingredients later after all the ingredients are combined )
Add in the remaining ingredients ( except lime and cilantro)
Toss until combined
Add lime and cilantro and mix gently again
Adjust to taste and chill.
Serve with tortilla chips, cucumber slices, lettuce wraps or add on any protein.
If you want to save some time you can use a dicing blade on your food processor for some of the ingredients. But I think chopping is half the fun!