Texas Caviar

Prep time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of cooked black-eyed peas (2 15-ounce cans, rinsed and drained)
• 8 green onions, just the green parts thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 3 jalapeño chile peppers, stems and seeds removed (wear gloves! do not touch your eyes after handling them!), finely chopped
• 2 plum tomatoes, diced, or 1/2 cup of canned diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 yellow bell pepper, seeds and stem removed, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp lime juice
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• Salt and black pepper, to taste

Method:

1. In a medium bowl, stir together the black-eyed peas, green onion greens, cilantro, chopped jalapeño, tomatoes, bell pepper, and garlic.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, and cumin. Pour over the the black-eyed pea mixture. Stir to coat. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Best chilled for several hours. Serve cold as a side salad or with tortilla chips.

 Yield: Serves 4-6

Recipe taken from:
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/texas_caviar/