Black Eyed Pea Salad – Candy Potato Soul by Jenné Claiborne

Black eyed pea salad, aka Texas Caviar (or Harlem Caviar, because it’s known as in my cookbook), is the proper protein wealthy bean salad. It’s filled with taste and texture, nutritious, simple to make, and ideal for meal prep––it will get tastier day-to-day. Take pleasure in this salad as a clear aspect dish, on toast, as a dip, with a leafy salad, or by itself. It’s additionally nice for potlucks, picnics, and cookouts. Don’t simply reserve this salad for the summer season months, take pleasure in all of it 12 months. Even on new years day! You’re going to like this black-eyed pea salad recipe!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

There aren’t many substances on this black eyed pea salad, however every one has its place and provides this salad a lot taste. 

• Scrumptious and filled with crunchy recent textures
• Straightforward to make
• Easy substances
• No cooking mandatory
• Child-friendly
• Excellent for meal prep––will get higher day-to-day
• Wholesome & filling

The Star substances

BLACK-EYED PEAS, aka Cowpeas. If you realize me, you realize that black-eyed peas are my favourite beans. They’ve the perfect savory nutty taste. They’re my favourite bean to make use of for salads due to their agency texture. Black-eyed peas are wealthy in protein, fiber, zinc, copper, folate, and lots of different nutritional vitamins and minerals. Use canned black-eyed peas, or peas that you just’ve cooked and cooled utterly. Need extra black-eyed pea recipes? Strive these: Black-Eyed Pea Candy Potato Curry and Good Luck Black-Eyed Peas. Much more in my cookbook.

ROASTED RED PEPPER Use roasted purple pepper as an alternative of uncooked bell peppers for a smoky taste and softer texture. You’ll be able to roast bell peppers by yourself or purchase them in a jar.

To roast them at house: place entire purple bell peppers within the broiler for half-hour, turning each 10 minutes. The pores and skin will char (flip black), whereas the flesh softens. Take away from the oven, and permit the peppers to chill till secure to the touch––they are going to collapse on themselves as they cool. When secure, use your arms to softly take away the charred pores and skin, stem and seeds. Chop and use within the salad.

FRESH PARSLEY You’ll be able to by no means have too many recent herbs. I like utilizing parsley on this recipe, however it’s also possible to use cilantro and/or dill. Even basil can be scrumptious. Dry parsley isn’t an acceptable alternative.

The right way to Make Black Eyed Pea Salad

STEP ONE Add the cooked black-eyed peas to a big mixing bowl together with the entire different salad substances.

STEP TWO In a separate small bowl, or jar with lid, mix the mustard, apple cider vinegar, scorching sauce (non-compulsory), maple syrup, sea salt, oregano, thyme, and further virgin olive oil. Whisk the dressing substances till easy. Pour the dressing over the beans within the giant bowl.

STEP THREE Add chopped parsley, and toss the substances. Season to style with extra salt and black pepper. Serve and luxuriate in!

Ingredient Swaps

• Don’t have black-eyed peas? You can also make this salad with any agency bean: chickpeas, black beans, canellini beans, kidney beans, and many others. You may even use a mixture of beans.
• Wish to make it extra genuine? Add 1/2 cup of corn.
• No purple onion? Use white onion, candy onion, inexperienced onions/scallions, or shallots. If you happen to don’t have any onions in any respect, contemplate including 1 clove of garlic for the same sharp chew.

The right way to Hold it Contemporary

This black eyed pea salad is tastier after it marinates in a single day. Even higher the second day, so it’s further excellent for meal prep. Hold it recent within the fridge for as much as 5 days. Retailer it in a glass hermetic container for greatest outcomes.

This bean salad shouldn’t be frozen.

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