12 Reviews of Cowboy Caviar

From: Paddles

On Jul 18, 2004

I made this recipe to take camping and was it ever a hit!!! Everyone wanted the recipe so I of course told them where to look!!! I used black beans instead of black eyed peas. I also added some fresh garlic to the sugar mixture as it was cooking. I was brainstorming different ways of using this with my brother-in-law and we thought adding this to grilled lime/cilatro chicken and wrapping it up would be very tasty indeed. Thank you for posting this recipe. I will be making this one a lot I am sure. Thanks again.

From: Pierre Dance

On Jun 14, 2004

Beautiful! Of course I changed it about a bit. I can not abide Black eyed Peas! (I love every other legume but not these!) I subbed Black Beans. I added 2 fresh, seeded, de-vained Jalapenos to the vegetables and 1 teaspoon of Mexican Oregano to the sauce before cooking. The Thursday night game, 4 poker chumps, who can't keep their mind on the game while eating this with warm corn tortilla chips and drinking cold Mexican Pilsner. My conscience doesn't bother me one bit. 'Paraiso' could hardly be better. Thanx for posting this great recipe. Pierre

From: KITTENCAL

On Dec 10, 2004

Well, yipee,yiyo,kiya!! isn't this just a wonderful little number...I whipped up a large batch of this wonderful dip for my party tomorrow. I have no idea as too what shoepeg corn is, so I just used regular corn niblets, used black beans in place of the black-eyed peas, also I added some fresh garlic to the mixture and used some olive oil with some Canola oil, and subbed regular white onions for the green onions. I'll be serving it with an assortment of chips...what a winner this is, thanks Merlot for sharing!...Kittencal

From: Sandy One

On Jun 26, 2002

Ihave tried this and took it to work as many are on some type of diet and it fits their plan too. If you are watching your weight use the WOW tortilla chips! I even liked it alone with no chips!

From: Bogey'sMom

On Jan 14, 2004

I didn't even need to wait for the 24 hours in the fridge to rate this. Excellent! Oh my goodness it just really has a wonderful taste. I used Splenda instead of sugar. I could eat this as a salad without the chips. Thanks.

From: Mercy

On May 5, 2004

I absolutely love this healthy and versatile recipe! My favorite twist is the addition of the tiny sweet peas! We used this as a dip, as a salad and as a tortilla wrap filling with leftovers (beef/chicken/tuna). I had to omit the raw onions but I added a little onion powder in its place, I didn't have any bell peppers on hand so I used jarred roasted red peppers and I used some cannellini beans instead of the pinto beans. Thank you, Merlot, this recipe is outstanding!

From: Boca Pat

On Jun 11, 2004

Giddy-Up!!!!! We thought this was just fantastic. DH doesn't care for beans too much, but he should did scoff this up. The ingredients seem to meld so well together, giving it the perfect flavor. I like Mercy's idea of using as a tortilla filling....I can almost taste this with some tuna wrapped in a tortilla, oh yummy!!! Thanks Merlot...this is sure to be made often. I also like that it's healthy.

From: andypandy

On Sep 9, 2005

Made this subbing with canned peaches and cream corn niblets, black beans and adding a touch of garlic and jalepeno pepper. This went very well along side of some freshly toasted garlic salted pita chips. Thanks for a nice recipe.

From: HeatherDiane

On Jan 6, 2009

This was awesome! I made the following changes: cannelini (sp?) beans for the pinto beans, black beans for the black eyed peas, and yellow pepper for the green pepper (more color - tastes sweeter). The only change I might make for next time is that I might use a tad bit less sugar. This was a do over!

From: Gerry

On Oct 10, 2007

A long over due review for this easy to make combination that makes a great appetizer - and a wonderful salad side. Tried but didn't manage to find the shoepeg corn, subbed with Peaches and Cream corn niblets which worked very well for me. Served with Tacos and scoopers, have made and served this as an added side as well. We love bean and corn salads and this one makes for a great addition to my family favorites cookbook. Thank you for another Merlot winner!