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Easy Texas Caviar

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By Rosie Published: September 1, 2017 Updated: September 22, 2023
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Easy Texas Caviar with Italian Dressing! Made with Black-eyed peas, corn, tomatoes, onions, and more!

Easy Texas Caviar bursting with color and flavor served in a white serving dish and garnished with tortilla chips for the perfect party snack!

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A Delicious and Flavorful Recipe for Easy Texas Caviar!

I just love Texas Caviar. It’s one of my favorite things to snack on while lounging and binge watching my favorite shows. Are you unfamiliar with Texas Caviar? Well let me tell ya about it. Texas Caviar is a black-eyed pea salad with tomatoes, bell peppers, corn, onions, and some times avocado.

A classic white serving dish filled with flavorful Texas Caviar, garnished with cilantro and served alongside tortilla chips is an irresistible snack!

The ingredients are drizzled with Italian dressing ( sometimes people make Texas Caviar with apple cider vinegar instead). I like to use a combination of fresh vegetables, with canned vegetables.

A kaleidoscope of colors and flavors fill this classic white serving bowl set atop a rustic wooden table. Serve this Texas Caviar alongside tortilla chips for a crowd-pleasing snack!

Some people make Texas Caviar with Rotel, and I like that too. However, I prefer to use fresh diced jalapenos in my recipe.

While you’re here, check out some of my other snack recipes!

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Crunchy tortilla chips compliment this bowl full of bright and tasty Texas Caviar. It's easy and delicious!

I like to serve this Easy Texas Caviar with organic blue corn tortilla chips, or sometimes Chili Cheese Fritos ( OMG talk about amazing!)

This is a really easy recipe for Texas Caviar, so I don’t need to do too much talking. Also, make sure you try these recipes out as well!

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Your guests will absolutely love this Hillbilly caviar with Italian dressing!

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Easy Texas Caviar

Easy Texas Caviar

Texas Caviar is a simple and refreshing black-eyed peas salad with tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and more! Spice it up with some diced jalapenos, add Italian dressing, and you've got a refreshing dish that's a perfect summer treat.
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Course Appetizer, Salad
Cuisine American, Vegetarian
Keyword Black Eyed Pea Salad, snacks, Texas Caviar
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Chill time 2 hours hours
Total Time 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 large red onion diced
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 15 oz canned black eyed peas drained and rinsed
  • 15 oz canned black beans drained and rinsed
  • 15 oz canned corn kernels drained and rinsed
  • 3 roma tomatoes diced
  • 2 large jalapeños diced and seeds removed
  • 1 1/4 cups zesty Italian dressing

Instructions

  • Place all the ingredients into a large bowl and stir until everything is well incorporated.
  • Place the Texas Caviar into a refrigerator safe bowl, or container and cover.
  • Refrigerate for about two hours before serving.
  • Serve & enjoy!
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  1. Carolyn Robertson says

    September 1, 2017 at 11:14 am

    Love ALL your recipes. So glad I stumbled up on your website and subscribed! Keep those recipes coming. Aren’t we blessed to be Southern with a love for good food?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      September 1, 2017 at 3:59 pm

      Hi Carolyn! I’m glad that you found my blog as well! XOXO

      Reply
  2. Marta Lynn Freeman-Steele says

    September 1, 2017 at 9:41 pm

    4 stars
    OMGOODNESS!!! I never heard of Texas Caviar until now. Tried it and loved it. This is now the new salad in our house. Trying the Macaroni Salad next and really looking forward to tasting it. Looking forward to your Fall recipes!☺❤ Your dishes are really great. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      September 2, 2017 at 9:27 pm

      Hi Marta! I love this salad as well! Thanks so much for trying it out! XOXO

      Reply
  3. Becca Bee says

    November 13, 2021 at 8:57 pm

    5 stars
    5 stars! This was so fresh and vibrant! I’m daydreaming of it in November when it’s raining and dreary.

    Reply
  4. Brenda says

    June 3, 2024 at 4:02 pm

    Can’t wait to try your recipes

    Reply
  5. Barbara F says

    July 16, 2024 at 12:48 pm

    5 stars
    Hello Rosie, I made your Texas Caviar for my Women’s Group celebration on Saturday, July 13, 2024. I prepared it on Friday so that it would marry overnight. Very quickly it came together. It was a BIG hit. I cut up one whole jalapeno and served it on the side because I wasn’t sure of some of the ladies heat levels. They really enjoyed this refreshing salad. I placed nacho chips around the bowl along with the jalapeno but forgot to take a picture. I will definitely make again and post pictures. My grandchildren really enjoyed as well; I left a small bowl at home for them. Thank you, Rosie, for this refreshing salad!!

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      July 19, 2024 at 4:34 pm

      Hi Barbara! Thanks so much for trying my recipe. Glad that it was a hit for your group of friends!

      Reply

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