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black eyed pea salad in a large glass bowl

Black-eyed Pea Salad

Crunchy, refreshing soul food recipe featuring blackeyed peas. Using just a few ingredients this dish can be made quick and easily.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Soul Food, southern
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 333kcal
Author: Marwin Brown

Ingredients

For the Salad

  • 15 oz black-eyed peas canned, drained
  • 15 oz Canned Corn
  • 12 oz Frozen Crawfish Tails
  • ½ medium red onion finely chopped
  • 1 small red bell pepper finely chopped
  • ½ lb Grape Tomatoes
  • 1 medium jalapeno seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 medium Cucumber seeded and finely chopped
  • 3 leaves Mustard Greens finely chopped
  • 1 cup Arugula finely chopped
  • 1 apple diced

For the Vinaigrette

  • 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro leaves chopped
  • 2 tablespoon unseasoned rice wine vinegar
  • 1 medium lime juiced
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Combine the salad ingredients in a large bowl.
  • In a separate small bowl, whisk together the rice wine vinegar, lime juice, olive oil, and salt and pepper.
  • Toss salad with the vinaigrette. Mix together well and let marinate up to 8 hours in the refrigerator before serving.

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Notes

  • Feel free to use frozen, fresh or canned black-eyed peas. If you choose to fresh/dried just be sure not to cook too long as you want the peas to tight with a crunch.
  • This salad need not be complicated, so keep things simple and just focused on quality ingredients.
  • Recipe calls for jalapenos, but feel free to sub in your favorite sweet or spicy chili. Heat can throw the balance off so be careful. I prefer to remove seeds and veins personally
  • I like honeycrisp apples which are extra crispy, sweet and juicy.
  • Pears are alternatives to apples
  • Acid options beyond rice wine vinegar include champagne vinegar, red wine vinegar or any other milder vinegars. I like the milder profile of rice wine vinegar, just be sure to use unseasoned version
  • Other ingredients that work well in this dish include diced cucumbers, parsley, oregano, and spices like a nice smoky paprika
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Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 777mg | Potassium: 808mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 1331IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 4mg
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