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Mississippi Caviar

This easy appetizer recipe is like Texas Caviar, done up Mississippi style. Mississippi Caviar is a delicious recipe full of ingredients that come together to make one tasty dip. With black-eyed peas, green pepper, jalapeno, corn, tomatoes and more, this southern dip is colorful and addictive. It all comes together in a few minutes with a flavorful sauce that's great when piled high on top of tortilla chips, crackers or scoop-style corn chips!

Chilling Time7 hr

Ingredients

  • 2 can black-eyed peas, drained
  • 1 can Mexicorn or whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1 can Rotel diced tomatoes, drained
  • 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced
  • 2 scallions or green onions, sliced
  • 2 jalapeno peppers in vinegar, drained and minced
  • For the dressing:
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
  • Freshly ground black papper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Place the beans and vegetables in a large bowl. In a small bowl, combine the dressing ingredients.Toss into the vegetable mixture until well blended.
     
  2. Let the salad stand for several hours, stirring occasionally, to develop the flavors. Serve at room temperature with tortilla chips, corn chips or crackers.

 

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