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yummy texas caviar
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girls in aprons

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Hey! We're Girls in Aprons and we are so excited to be doing a guest post for Creative Juice!

We are three sisters (okay... triplets, to be exact) who love to cook and bake (and hey, we can be pretty crafty too if we wanted to be... or had the time!). We started our blog last fall because we wanted to share our recipes with our friends and family - everything from new experiments to Pinterest finds to tried and true family favorites! We all have husbands and *picky* kids and super-busy lives (sound familiar? does this sound like you?) so we're always on the hunt for recipes that are easy, family friendly, and relatively cheap to make.

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Today we're sharing an all time BBQ favorite around here, Texas Caviar. So pretty much, there is no BBQ unless Texas Caviar is coming. And maybe we are only invited to BBQs because of this recipe. Well, that and our sparkling personalities.

Texas Caviar is basically a fresh salsa, with lots of veggies and beans in it. The cilantro really takes it over the top, though. Even if you don't love cilantro, still add it. Trust us!

Here is your lineup: black beans, kidney beans, blackeye peas, shoepeg corn, cilantro, avocados, tomatoes, red onion and green pepper. In the end you'll add the lime and vinegar (not shown). I also add some salt to taste. And go for the shoepeg corn. It's smaller and sweeter than regular corn and perfect for this salsa!

Drain and rinse all of your canned beans and corn. Just throw them in a collander and give them a good rinse, then throw them in a large bowl.

Chop your green pepper too. I like to dice mine up pretty small, but it's totally up to you. Just make sure you get rid of all the white ribs and seeds inside. Toss your green pepper into the bowl.

You want to make sure your avocados are ripe, but not mushy. Everyone has their own way of cutting an avocado. I cut mine in half, scoop out each half from the shell and lay them flat side down, like the one on the left. (Oh yeah, toss the big ol' seed in the center too)

Slice your avocado and then chop it the other way. Pretty easy, huh? Then toss all your avocados into your bowl. Oh, and chop your tomatoes, red onion and cilantro up and throw those in while you're at it.

Almost done! Look at all those colors and fresh ingredients!

Seriously, folks. This is the reason we love summer around here! After all your ingredients are blended, add the juice of one lime and a teaspoon of vinegar. Add a sprinkle of salt just for good measure and let it chill in the refrigerator about an hour. And that is one looooong hour. Just sayin'.

We love to use those fun scoop chips, mostly because they hold a lot of Texas Caviar! Any chip will do, though, as long as you get that salsa in your mouth fast!

Ahh.... it's on it's way to my belly!

Texas Caviar

by Girls in Aprons

1 can white shoepeg corn

1 can black eye peas

1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
**rinse first then throw in bowl

3 avocados - diced
3 tomatoes - diced
1/2 red onion- diced
1 green pepper - diced
1 bunch of cilantro – rinse and chop

dash salt

Mix everything then squeeze 1 lime and 1 tsp. of vinegar and let sit for a couple of hours. Serve with tortilla chips. We like the small bite sized ones or the scoop ones the best, but that's just our preference.

And...

just because we like you all, we are going to give you some link to some of our FAVORITE recipes for summer! These will be perfect for your end of the summer parties and Labor Day weekend!

Caramel Apple Salad - whipped cream, apples, and Rolos - need we say more?

Peanut Butter Crunch Cake - make it for birthdays, potlucks, or breakfast. Don't judge.

Classic No-Bake Cookies - a tried and true family favorite! And the best treat for when it's just too hot to bake!

Chocolate Cheesecake Strawberries - I'd say make these for a BBQ but don't. Make them all for yourself. At least that is what we do.

Summertime Mango Salsa - a great way to use up your fruits and veggies, and so refreshing on a hot day!

We hope you all have a GREAT summer and we look forward to seeing all of you over on our blog! Fall is just around the corner, which means lots of soups and holiday baking coming your way!! And thank you Creative Juice for the opportunity to share our recipes and take over your blog for a day!

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mindy starr