Texas Caviar Recipe
This is a great relish for the side of your plate. It tastes even better the next day.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Black Beans cooked, drained
- 1 Onion medium, chopped finely
- 1 Red Bell Pepper medium, chopped finely
- 2 Jalapeno Peppers chopped finely
- 1/3 cup Red Wine Vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoon Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin ground
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Pepper
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Do all the vegetable preparation; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, put the beans, onion, red pepper, jalapenos and garlic, and toss them together. Set aside.
- Put the vinegar, sugar, cumin and ground black pepper in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring relatively frequently. When the sugar is dissolved and the liquid has reached the boiling point, add the black beans, bring back to a boil and let cook for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl. Stick in refrigerator for about an hour. Add the lemon juice, stir, then adjust taste with optional items such as a few dashes of salt, tabasco or other hot sauce, etc.
- Serve chilled or room temperature.
Notes
1 15 oz / 425 g tin of black beans, drained, should give you the amount you need.
Optional: toss in a tablespoon of chopped parsley or fresh coriander leaves for colour.
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