Texas Caviar
Texas caviar has nothing to do with fish eggs—it’s just a fancy name for good ol’ marinated black-eyed peas. This chunky mix was popularized at Neiman Marcus in Dallas in the 1950s and has migrated throughout the Lone Star State. This is a salad that thinks it’s a salsa, and it’s never better than when served with a longneck bottle of beer and a basket of tortilla chips.
Makes 8 servings
2 ears fresh corn
1 red bell pepper
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp sugar
1 garlic clove, crushed through a press
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
One 15-oz./430-g can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
2 ripe Roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and cut into 1/2-in./12-mm dice
1/3 cup/40 g finely chopped red onion
1 Tbsp minced seeded jalapeño chile
2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
Tortilla chips, for serving
Lime wedges, for serving