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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Created for the Dining on a Dollar contest. A tasty, healthy, jazzed up cowboy caviar. Full of fiber and protein. Good as a dip, over lettuce, by it's self or wrapped in a tortilla with cheese for a filling lunch. You can easily turn up the heat. Servings depend on if it's a main course or appetizer. Ingredients:
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed |
2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained |
1 (2 1/2 ounce) can black olives, drained |
1 cup frozen corn, defrosted |
1 green bell peppers or 1 red bell pepper, chopped |
1 large ripe tomato, seeded and chopped |
1 carrot, peeled and shredded |
3 green onions, chopped including greens (scallions) |
1 -2 jalapeno, minced |
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped |
1 ripe avocado, chopped (add just before serving) |
1/4 cup white vinegar |
1/4 cup canola oil |
1 lemon, juice of (about 3-4 tbsp) |
1 teaspoon cumin |
1 teaspoon chili powder |
2 teaspoons salt |
1/4 teaspoon black pepper |
1 teaspoon tabasco sauce |
3 garlic cloves, minced |
1 tablespoon sugar (optional) |
tortilla chips (optional) or lettuce (optional) or flour tortilla wraps (optional) |
shredded cheddar cheese (optional) |
cream cheese (optional) |
Directions:
1. Toss salad ingredients together (except avocado, until just before serving. You can cover avocado with a layer of dressed salad to keep it from browning or just add it as you eat it.).
2. Whisk dressing ingredients together and stir into salad.
3. Optional: You can stir in shredded cheddar cheese and/or cubed cream cheese.
4. Serve as a dip with tortilla chips, over lettuce as a salad, wrapped in a tortilla with cheese or on it's own as a filling lunch.
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