Cocotte Cowboy Caviar

This Cocotte Cowboy Caviar is full of flavor, perfect for single serve and easy to make in 15 minutes!

Cowboy Caviar is a quick and easy salad made with beans, corn, red onion, amongst other veggies in a vinaigrette-style dressing. It’s full of vibrant flavors and often eaten as a dip accompaniment to tortilla chips. This is such a fun twist on an app to bring to a party as it changes it up from the usual salsa or guacamole. Its versatility extends beyond parties; it serves as a satisfying lunch option or a side dish for grilled meats. Cowboy Caviar is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser!!

Make it Mini with Le Creuset
Make it Mini is an ongoing series with Le Creuset where we reimagine recipes using their mini cocottes. The series has been going on for 2+ years now, and we’ve really created quite an arsenal of recipes. So if you just got a new mini cocotte are looking for what to make, there are several fun, seasonal and delicious recipes to choose from.

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Cocotte Cowboy Caviar

This Cocotte Cowboy Caviar is full of flavor, perfect for single serve and easy to make in 15 minutes!

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Ingredients

Serves 6 people

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• ▢ 2 ears of corn
• ▢ 1 can black beans, drained
• ▢ 1 can black-eyed peas, drained
• ▢ 3 tbsp butter
• ▢ 1/2 lime, juiced
• ▢ 1 jalapeño
• ▢ 1 cup EVOO
• ▢ 1 tomato, diced
• ▢ 1/2 red onion, diced
• ▢ 2 bell peppers, diced
• ▢ 1 peach, diced
• ▢ cilantro for topping

Dressing

• ▢ 1 tbsp hot honey
• ▢ 1/3 cup olive oil
• ▢ 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• ▢ 1 tbsp sugar
• ▢ 1/2 lime, juiced
• ▢ salt and pepper to taste

The chips

• ▢ 6 tortillas, cut into triangles
• ▢ 4 cups+ oil for frying
• ▢ sea salt / pepper

Instructions 

• Preheat oven at 375. Slice corn off the cob and add to a mini cocotte. Melt butter and add to the cocotte, along with lime juice. Cook for 10 min. Remove and let cool.
• In a medium pan, heat up olive oil and ¾ of the jalapeño (sliced). Cook for about 15 min on low and then drain and reserve oil. 
• Depending on how many beans you want, you can cook the beans together or in 2 separate cocottes. For a can of each, you will need more than one cocotte. Divide oil between cocottes and beans and bake for 12 min. Remove and let cool.
• Make dressing and dice all ingredients and add to a large bowl. 
• If you are making homemade tortilla chips, add oil to a Le Creuset dutch oven and when it's hot, add in sliced tortillas. Cook until golden brown. Remove and add to a paper towel. Enjoy!

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