Mexican Caviar (Cowboy Salsa)

This is UH-MAY-ZING! If you are not a fan of the tomato-base or spicy salsa, this is the salsa for you! 

(Another great recipe passed on to me by my friend Laura! Slightly modified to the original.)

Mix together & bring to a boil:
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup apple cider vinegar (I used regular white vinegar)
1 Tbsp water
Salt & pepper to taste

Cool and add to mixture below:

1 cup green pepper (about 1)
1 cup red pepper (about 1)
1 cup onion (preferably red, but really, any kind will do!)
1 cup celery (about 4)

Cilantro - as much or as little as you want! The more the merrier :0)

Chop veggies very fine and mix together in large bowl. This is where the Slap Chop comes in handy...which reminds me, my no-name one is TERRIBLY dull, me-thinks I could use a new one. Maybe I'll pop over to FoodYmart and spend $50 so I can get a free one :D 

Drain & rinse & add to veggies:

1 large can black beans
1 large can lentils
1 small can corn niblets 

My wonderful husband picked up the ingredients for me. However, he got "creamed" corn instead of corn niblets. This does NOT work. Creamed corn is essentially the outside part of the corn and very few kernels. So stick with the niblets!

Let marinate overnight & then drain.  Keeps for 3 weeks in fridge - if you can keep your paws off it for that long!  Serve with tortilla chips (if you're a health-conscious person, Tostitos rounds are only 7 grams of fat per serving!)

Enjoy! Disfrutar!