- Serves: Serves 10; 1/2 cup per serving
Description
A popular dish in the Lone Star State, where it is called Texas Caviar, this flavorful salad is sure to become a favorite in your household, too. Even people who “don’t like” black-eyed peas like them prepared this way.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh jalapeño, stem, ribs, and seeds discarded (wear plastic gloves while handling)
1/2 medium green bell pepper, diced
1 small white onion, diced
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon canola or corn oil
1 tablespoon water
1 medium garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 15.5-ounce cans no-salt-added black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained, or 3 10-ounce packages frozen black-eyed peas, cooked
1/2 medium green bell pepper, diced
1 small white onion, diced
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon canola or corn oil
1 tablespoon water
1 medium garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 15.5-ounce cans no-salt-added black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained, or 3 10-ounce packages frozen black-eyed peas, cooked
Cooking Instructions
In a medium bowl, stir together all the ingredients except the peas.
Stir in the peas. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours before serving.
Cook’s Tip: For more flavor, look for canned no-salt-added “fresh” black-eyed peas rather than canned “dried” peas.
Stir in the peas. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours before serving.
Cook’s Tip: For more flavor, look for canned no-salt-added “fresh” black-eyed peas rather than canned “dried” peas.
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per serving
- Calories Per Serving
- 131
- Total Fat
- 1.5 g
- Saturated Fat
- 0.0
- Trans Fat
- 0.0
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 0.5 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 1.0 g
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 22 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Protein
- 7 g
- Calcium
- 42 mg
- Potassium
- 325 mg
1 1/2 starch, 1/2 very lean meat
This recipe is reprinted with permission from the American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook, Third Edition, Copyright © 2006 by the American Heart Association. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. Available from booksellers everywhere.
