Cowboy Caviar from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Cowboy Caviar from Healthy Diabetic Recipes
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If you are unsure whether this Cowboy Caviar recipe is suitable for your personal diabetic diet, please consult your doctor or a qualified nutritionalist.



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~ Art Buchwald


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Cowboy Caviar Recipe


Recipe Ingredients:

Nonstick cooking spray, as needed
2 tsp olive oil
1 small eggplant - (abt 3/4 lb), peeled, chopped
1 cup chopped onion
1 jalapeño pepper, (optional), seeded,
and finely chopped
1 can salsa-style chunky tomatoes - (15 oz), undrained
1 can black-eyed peas - (15 oz), rinsed, drained
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
Baked fat-free tortilla chips, for serving

 

Recipe Instructions:

Coat large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add oil; heat over medium heat until hot. Add eggplant, onion and jalapeño pepper, if desired; cook and stir 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Stir in tomatoes with juices, black-eyed peas and cumin. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in cilantro. Serve with tortilla chips.

This recipe yields 16 servings. Serving size: 4 chips, 1/4 cup salsa.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Starch, 1/2 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 107; Calories from fat 26%; Total Fat 3g; Saturated Fat 1g; Protein 3g; Carbohydrates 17g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 272mg; Dietary Fiber 1g.

Caution: Jalapeño peppers can sting and irritate the skin; wear rubber gloves when handling peppers and do not touch eyes. Wash hands after handling.

Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-29-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"

Servings: 16






“Americans can eat garbage, provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup, mustard, chili sauce, tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper, or any other condiment which destroys the original flavor of the dish.”
~ Henry Miller, American writer (1891-1980)


 

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Important Note: This Cowboy Caviar recipe was located in the public domain.It is suitable' for diabetics and low carb diets solely because someone, somewhere, decided to publish them as such. I am not qualified in medicine or nutrition, so please use your own common sense when deciding which are appropriate for your particular diet.

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This Cowboy Caviar Recipe may also be ideal for anyone following the Atkins diet, or seeking to reduce their carbohydrate intake for other reasons.