Monday, September 5, 2011

Black-eyed Peas Southern Recipe

By Kathy Smith


Summer season Summer black eyed peas are really well known inside the Southeast. In the summertime, you can get pints of the peas in the supermarket vegetable aisle. Through the remainder of the twelve months, black eyed peas is available dried up, tin canned or in the freezer aisle. These yummy and nutrious peas may be used in nearly about anything at all: stew, chopped salads, vegetarian fritters or or as a dip.

Over the summertime, I quite like them fresh from the farmer's market in a cool salad and through the Fall season, I enjoy make the favorite dish, "Hoppin' John", boiling up dried black eyed peas.

This particular summer salad black eyed peas meal makes about six to eight helpings.

Black Eyed Peas Salad Ingredients:

Approximately 2 lbs of clean black eyed peas (or, 2 Fifteen oz. jars, drained; or, 1 1/2 cups of dried black eyed peas that have been left in water on the stove or counter in a big pot or bowl overnight)

A couple of bell peppers (I favor 1 yellow and another red adding more color, however any 2 bell peppers are going to do)

2 green onions (scallions) finely chopped

A single cup of white corn kernels, drained or fresh from two pieces of corn)

2 little garlic cloves finely chopped

1/2 cup cooking oil

3 tbsps of red vinegar

Several tablespoons of fresh natural herbs (parsley, chives, oregano, chervil, thyme, etc. What you may have readily available)

1/2 tsp . salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Slice the peppers into little, bite sized pieces and take away all of the seeds. Set aside.

If you work with fresh white or yellow corn, here is a quick way to get the kernels soft: place just about 1 inch of water inside a pot big enough to fit your peeled corn stalks. After the corn is cleaned and de-silked, put the corn ears up-right in the pot of shallow hot water. Bring to a boil after which reduce temperature to med. and cover the pot with a pot lid. The corn will quickly cook in about a few minutes. Work with a knife to help shave your kernels from the corn cob.

In a substantial bowl, combine the cooking oil, vinegar, natural herbs, and 1/2 tsp . each of pepper and salt. Once they are very well combined, stir in the black eyed peas, green onion, bell peppers, kernels, and finally garlic. Mix until the vinigrette at the bottom of the bowl coats the pea and veg mixture. Dish up and allow individuals to add more pepper and salt to preference.




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