Tuna Cowboy Caviar

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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 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)

Recipe

• 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.