• Lucky Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Cowboy Caviar

Cowboy Caviar

New Year's good luck foods always include black-eyed peas. When New Year's Eve celebrations leave you little gumption to stew a pot of beans on New Year's Day, this easy Cowboy Caviar black-eyed pea salad comes to the rescue. Canned beans are just fine, but be sure to drain and rinse them. This dish is delicious served as a salsa with chips, It also makes a yummy topping on crackers or bruschetta.  For a meal, serve Cowboy Caviar over salad, stewed greens or lightly sauteed kale or collard greens. 

Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups cooked black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1/3 cup chopped red onion
  • 2 large cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • ½ cup Duplin Gourmet Muscadine Pepper Jelly
  • ¼ cup Duplin Gourmet Muscadine Carolina Mustard Barbecue Sauce
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions:

  1. Place peas, bell pepper, red onion, garlic and parsley in a large bowl. Toss ingredients gently until well combined.
  2. Add Duplin Gourmet Muscadine Pepper Jelly, Duplin Gourmet Muscadine Carolina Mustard Barbecue Sauce, balsamic vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil to the bowl. Gently stir ingredients until well-combined, being careful not mash the peas.
  3. Add salt and black pepper to taste.
  4. Serve over salad greens or julienned collard greens that have been sauteed until just tender.
  5. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
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