Louisiana Black-Eyed Pea Salad is so scrumptious that you'll want to add it to your recipe repertoire and make it often. This delicious salad is beautiful and an excellent main dish or side salad. The dressing is a little spicy, which makes this salad even better.
Some people always serve black-eyed peas in January to ring in prosperity. It's a tradition in the U.S. South. I eat them because they are tasty.
WHAT YOU NEED
You will need a knife, cutting board, measuring cups and spoons, and mixing bowls. If you want to cook dried black-eyed peas for this recipe, get yourself an Instant Pot. It makes cooking beans a snap.
Louisiana Black Eyed Pea Salad
Author: Recipe Idea Shop
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 15.5-ounce cans black-eyed peas (drained and rinsed)
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 cup diced red bell peppers
- 6 green onions (scallions, sliced in rounds (white and tender green parts only) or ½ cup diced red onions)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (quartered)
Dressing
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 8 shakes Tabasco sauce (or other hot pepper sauce)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ cup olive oil
Optional toppings:
- Sliced scallions (sliced in rounds)
- Smoked Cheddar cheese (shredded)
Instructions
- Combine the salad ingredients.
- In a small bowl, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients.
- Pour the dressing over the salad mixture and toss to coat.
- Set aside and allow the flavors to intensify for 20-30 minutes (or more).
- Garnish with scallions and/or smoked Cheddar, if desired.
- Serve cold or at room temperature.
Nutrition (may vary depending on ingredients and amounts used)
Looking for More Vegetarian Recipes?
I was looking for some traditional American foods. I found this recipe in a terrific Moosewood cookbook, Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special , that my daughter Erin gave me several years ago for Mother's Day (thanks, Erin!). I absolutely love Moosewood recipes, which are the best in this cookbook. I look to Moosewood for inspiration whenever I need a good vegetarian or vegan recipe. Of course, I always change a few things.
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