Black Eyed Pea Salad With Hot Sauce Vinaigrette Recipes

BLACK-EYED PEA SALAD WITH HOT SAUCE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Whisk the garlic, vinegar, mustard, hot sauce, honey, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper in a large bowl until smooth. While whisking, add the oil in a slow, steady stream. Whisk until emulsified.
• Add the peas, cucumbers, onion, tomatoes, dill, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Toss until well mixed. You can serve this right away or let it sit at room temperature for up to 1 hour.
• DO AHEAD: The salad can be refrigerated for up to 1 day.

MELISSA'S BLACK-EYED PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine black-eyed peas, green bell pepper, celery, red onion, and yellow onion in a large bowl.
• Whisk vegetable oil, sugar, cider vinegar, garlic, salt, black pepper, and hot pepper sauce together in a bowl.
• Pour vinegar mixture over vegetables; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight before serving.

BLACK-EYED PEAS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Put peas in a bowl, and add cold water to cover to a depth of one inch above top of the peas. Soak overnight. Drain.
• Open a square of cheesecloth and add skin, bay leaves, onions, garlic, parsley sprigs, thyme and peppercorns. Bring edges of cheesecloth up, and tie into a bag.
• Put drained peas, cheesecloth bag, water, vinegar and salt in saucepan or kettle, and bring to a boil. Cook 12 to 15 minutes or until peas are tender.
• Put vinaigrette sauce into mixing bowl.
• Drain peas and add them to sauce while they are hot. Discard cheesecloth bag. Let stand until cooled to room temperature.