Southwestern Caviar (Mock Caviar)
photo by FolkDiva
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinse & drain
- 1 (4 ounce) can chopped black olives, drain
- 1⁄4 cup white onion, finely chopped
- 1 -2 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (fresh squeezed recommended)
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt, fine ground
- 1⁄8 - 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened & stirred well
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
- 3 green onions, sliced
- tortilla chips, for serving
directions
- In small bowl with sealing lid, combine all ingredients except cream cheese, egg & green onion. Cover & refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Before serving, on medium (8-10 inch) platter (I use a round one) spread cream cheese out into large round circle.
- Carefully spread marinated bean mixture over cream cheese, also in a circle, but leaving about 1/2 inch ring of cream cheese showing around the outer edge.
- Arrange chopped egg on top of bean mixture in a ring around the outer 2/3 of the beans, this time leave a circle of area in the center uncovered.
- Sprinkle green onion in center of the egg ring.
- Serve with tortilla chips or strips.
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Reviews
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Took this to a party last night and it was enjoyed by all! The presentation really is lovely....but frankly, I could eat these marinated beans right out of a bowl...Delishious! I did make a couple of minor changes. I used red onion simply because I had half of one leftover from the day before and I added a little fresh chopped cilantro to the marinade. I thought the sliced eggs were going to look so nice arranged around the plate, but when I attempted to slice them, they fell apart and looked aweful....(I never understood the importance of those little wire egg slicers till now!) I didn't want my presentation to suffer, so I scrapped the eggs and substituted shredded jack cheese. Thank you for sharing this beautiful and tasty recipe!
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