Texas Caviar
Need a potluck dish that everyone will love? This is it!! Standard American family tested and approved!
2 ears of fresh corn cut off cob
2 bell peppers (1 red & 1 orange) chopped
2–3 tomatillos chopped (optional)
1 small red onion chopped
4 jalapeños seeded and minced
4 or 5 Roma tomatoes chopped
1 large clove garlic crushed
2–3 limes juiced
1/2 – 1 tsp salt
Fresh ground pepper
1–2 tsp chili powder
Sweet Vinegar Dressing to taste*
1 large avocado diced
2 cups cooked black beans
Combine everything in a large bowl and mix well. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips.
I make my own by cutting a stack of corn tortillas in half. Then quarter each half. Lay them on a cookie sheet and bake at 260 degrees for 20 minutes or until crisp.
*Sweet Vinegar Dressing
Cover 1 cup pitted dates in rice vinegar for 8 hours. Blend until smooth. Add water if needed to thin and to weaken the strength of the vinegar flavor. Store dressing in a glass jar in the refrigerator.