Lentil Cowboy Caviar

Name: Lentil Cowboy Caviar
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 packs of Trader Joe's steamed lentils or 40oz ((5 cups) of prepared lentils.); 1 fresh Jalapeno or Serrano pepper (chopped fine); 1/2 of a red onion (chopped); 1/3 cup red wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons good olive oil (optional); 2 tablespoons Franks Hot Sauce or equivalent; 4 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or 5 squares of Dorot fresh/frozen cilantro cubes; Juice from one large or two medium sized lemons; salt and black pepper to taste

Lentil cowboy caviar with chile peppers and red onion in a spicy citrus vinaigrette. Recipe and food photography by Sonoran cookbook author Jackie Alpers.

Sonoran Lentil caviar with red onion, serrano chiles in a spicy vinaigrette.

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 20

Lentil Cowboy Caviar

Servings:

Author: Jackie Alpers

Sonoran Cowboy Caviar made with lentils, chile peppers and red onion in a spicy citrus vinaigrette.

Ingredients

2 packs of Trader Joe's steamed lentils or 40oz (5 cups) of prepared lentils.
1 fresh Jalapeno or Serrano pepper chopped fine
½ of a red onion chopped
⅓ cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons good olive oil optional
2 tablespoons Franks Hot Sauce or equivalent
4 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or 5 squares of Dorot fresh/frozen cilantro cubes
Juice from one large or two medium sized lemons
salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

Mix everything together in a large bowl. Chill for 20 minutes to let the flavors meld and enjoy.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Mexican, Sonoran, Sonoran Style Mexican

Keyword Arizona Lentil caviar recipe, How to make cowboy caviar, lentil caviar, sonoran style recipes, Southwestern Cowboy caviar recipe, Taste of Tucson recipe

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