Louisiana Black Eyed Pea Salad

Louisiana Black Eyed Pea Salad is so scrumptious, it might bring you good luck in the new year!

Louisiana Black Eyed Pea Salad. Did you know black eyed peas should be served on New Year’s Eve to ring in prosperity in the new year?

Louisiana Black Eyed Pea Salad

Hi. It’s Lois in the kitchen at Recipe Idea shop, telling you about a delicious Louisiana Black Eyed Pea Salad I made for a social gathering I had awhile ago. I was looking for some traditional American foods and I found this recipe in a terrific Moosewood cookbook, Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special, that my daughter Erin gave me for Mother’s Day (thanks, Erin!) in 2012. This one was quite a hit at the event. I thought it was delicious and beautiful.

Ring In the New Year

At least one American tradition involves black eyed peas. If you live in the U.S. South, you are supposed to eat black eyed peas on New Year’s Day to assure prosperity in the coming year. What better way to eat them than in this Louisiana Black Eyed Pea Salad? Nutritious. Delicious. And beautiful. And if it brings you good fortune, all the better!

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If you are from the Northern U.S., there’s a different tradition on New Year’s Eve:

Ribs & Sauerkraut! In our household, we have one from the North and one from the South, so we get to eat both!

Louisiana Black Eyed Pea Salad Recipe

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Louisiana Black Eyed Pea Salad

Course Main Course, Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword Black Eyed Peas Salad

Prep Time 15 minutes

Resting time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 6

Author Recipe Idea Shop/Lois Carter Crawford based on a Moosewood recipe

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 1/2 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
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil

Optional toppings:

• Sliced scallions (sliced in rounds)
• Smoked Cheddar cheese (shredded)

Instructions

1. Combine the salad ingredients.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients.
3. Pour the dressing over the salad mixture and toss to coat.
4. Set aside and allow the flavors to intensify for 20-30 minutes (or more).
5. Garnish with scallions and/or smoked Cheddar, if desired.
6. Serve cold or at room temperature.

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Moosewood’s Louisiana Black Eyed Pea Salad Nutrition Label. Each serving is about 3/4 cup.

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