Black Eye Peas Salsa

A Fabulous Appetizer for Cocktail or Holiday Parties

Eileen Thai
Let the flavor of balsamic vinegar and black eye peas tantalize your taste buds. This unique appetizer is not only healthy and but also delicious and easy to make. Black Eye Peas Salsa is great for cocktail or holiday parties!
Category
Appetizers and Snacks
Cuisine
American
Main Ingredients
Quick and Easy
Occasion
Winter Holidays
Prep Time
 30 min
Total Time
 30 min

Ingredients

Serves 20
4 (15-oz) cans black-eye peas, rinsed and drained
1 cup green bell pepper, diced
1 cup red bell pepper, diced
1 cup yellow bell pepper, diced
1 cup red onions, diced
1 cup cilantro, finely chopped
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp salt
t tsp freshly ground black pepper

Directions for Black Eye Peas Salsa

1
Dressing
In a large bowl, whisk the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sugar, salt and black pepper. Set aside.
2
Salsa
In large glass bowl, toss together the black eye peas, all the bell peppers, red onions and cilantro. Pour dressing over the black eye peas and toss to combine. Transfer to plastic container, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
3
Serve with tortilla chips.
Tip
Recipe is adapted from a dish served at Lulu's restaurant (owned by Jimmy Buffet's sister Lucy in Gulf Shores, Alabama.) The recipe serves lots, which is great for the holidays when parties are in full swing, but you can also halve it.

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  • Tony Payne11/25/2010

    This sounds really good. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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