Cowboy caviar is the dish you bring when you want the bowl to come home empty. Black beans, sweet corn, avocado, peppers, all the fresh stuff, tossed in a punchy dressing and scooped up with tortilla chips.
Our version leans on Burning Mango in the dressing. The award-winning mango habanero brings real fruit sweetness and a clean, building heat, so the whole bowl tastes brighter and a little tropical.
Why this works
Burning Mango is built on real kesar mango with a fresh Scotch Bonnet and habanero blend, balanced enough that the fruit comes through first. Whisked into olive oil and lime, it becomes a dressing that makes a simple bean salad taste like something you waited in line for. Add Burning Mango to the cart and you will find a hundred uses for it.
Tips and Variations
- Heat to taste: 1/4 cup Burning Mango is a friendly medium. Add more for a bigger kick.
- Keep it vegan: skip the feta, everything else is plant-based.
- Serve it more ways: spoon over tacos, grilled chicken, or rice bowls, not just chips.
- Pair it: set it beside our Burning Mango Cauliflower Wings for a game-day spread.
Pro tip: Add the avocado and feta last and fold gently so the bowl looks as good as it tastes.
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Recipe Card: Cowboy Caviar with Burning Mango
| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 minutes |
| Total Time | 20 minutes |
| Servings | 8 |
| Difficulty | Easy |
Ingredients
- 3 tomatoes, seeds removed, diced
- 2 ripe avocados, diced
- 1/3 cup red onion, diced
- 400g black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 1/2 cups sweet corn
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 jalapeño, seeds removed, finely diced
- 1/3 cup cilantro, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta (optional)
- Dressing: 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup lime juice (fresh preferred)
- 1/4 cup LITS Burning Mango hot sauce
- 1 tbsp taco seasoning
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Tortilla chips, for serving
Instructions
- Combine the base. In a large bowl, mix the tomatoes, avocado, onion, black beans, corn, bell pepper, jalapeño, and cilantro. Toss well.
- Whisk the dressing. In a separate bowl, whisk the olive oil, Burning Mango, lime juice, salt, pepper, garlic powder, taco seasoning, and cumin.
- Dress and toss. Pour the dressing over the salad and stir well to combine.
- Chill and finish. Keep refrigerated. If not serving right away, fold in the feta just before serving. Scoop with tortilla chips.
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