“Italian” Cowboy Caviar

Name: “Italian” Cowboy Caviar
Ingredients: 1 whole pepper any color (we used half a red and have an orange pepper), diced fine; 1/2 red onion diced small; 1 small tomato or handful of cherry tomatoes cut small - don’t add too many it will make it too watery; 1 ear of corn - we used a fresh corn, we like the crunch but you can use canned too; 1 can artichokes, diced small; 1/4 cup pepperoncinis, diced; 1/4 cup castelvetrano olives, diced and pitted; 1 can drained and rinsed chickpeas; few slices of salami diced, measure with your heart; 1/4 cup mini mozzarella balls; fresh basil to garnish; 1/4 cup olive oil; 3 tbsp red wine vinegar; dash of dried oregano; salt and pepper to taste

Peppers, corn, artichokes, chickpeas, olives, salami, and mozzarella tossed in an oregano vinaigrette.

Preparation

1
Dice the pepper, onion, tomato, artichokes, pepperoncinis, olives, and salami; combine with the corn, drained chickpeas, and mozzarella.
2
Whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, oregano, salt, and pepper.
3
Toss the salad with the dressing and finish with fresh basil.

Salad

Ingredients

1 whole pepper any color (we used half a red and have an orange pepper), diced fine
1/2 red onion diced small
1 small tomato or handful of cherry tomatoes cut small - don’t add too many it will make it too watery
1 ear of corn - we used a fresh corn, we like the crunch but you can use canned too
1 can artichokes, diced small
1/4 cup pepperoncinis, diced
1/4 cup castelvetrano olives, diced and pitted
1 can drained and rinsed chickpeas
few slices of salami diced, measure with your heart
1/4 cup mini mozzarella balls
fresh basil to garnish

Dressing

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
dash of dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste