Black Eyed Pea Salad

July 6th, 2009 filed under Soups and Salads

Black-eyed pea salad is very colorful and delicious. Ginger dressing gives a nice tangy flavor. This is great for quick and light lunch.

Recipe serves 4.

Ingredients:

• 1 15 oz can of black-eyed peas (lobhia)
• 1 medium russet boiled potatoes, peeled and chopped into small cubes
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 2 medium seeded and finely chopped tomatoes
• 1 green chili seeded and chopped (hari mirch)
• About 1 teaspoon thinly sliced fresh ginger (adrack)
• 2 tablespoon finely chopped mint (podina)
• 2 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro (hara dhania)
• 1 tablespoon oil

Salad Dressing:

• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon ginger juice
• 3/4 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon roasted ground cumin seed

Method:

1. Drain the liquid out of the can of black-eyed pea, wash and drain the pea.
2. Heat the oil on medium high; add black-eyed pea, and potatoes stir-fry for about 2 minutes.
3. Turn off the heat and let it cool to room temperature.
4. Mix black-eyed pea with the chopped vegetables and herbs. Note: vegetables should be chopped about double the size of black-eyed pea.
5. Mix all the salad dressing ingredients together.
6. Mix the salad and dressing and let the salad sit for about 10 minutes before serving. The salad is nicely marinated.

28 Responses to “Black Eyed Pea Salad”

1. Peter says:

   February 17, 2010 at 12:01 pm

   korma was mind blowing..am going to try spinach dip and this recipe..

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2. nanu says:

   February 7, 2010 at 1:04 am

   thanks for this recepie.

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3. LarissaToday says:

   December 16, 2009 at 10:10 pm

   Hello, I love Your webside and I will try this salad this weekend. Thank you!!!

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4. Rohini says:

   November 14, 2009 at 11:05 pm

   Hi aunty,

   Very nice receipe:-) thank you very much… We dont use Olive oil… instead of olive oil can i use sunflower oil…

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5. Jayanthi says:

   November 3, 2009 at 6:30 am

   Hello Maam,

   I have tried quite a few recipies of yours. And all of them have turned out great. I have also referred your website to quite a few friends of mine. Regarding this black eyed peas recipe can I make the dressing in larger quantities and also can I use it for other salads too?

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   • Manjula Jain says:

     November 3, 2009 at 8:51 am

     Hi Jayanthi,
     You can use the dressing for other salad.

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6. Jyoti says:

   October 16, 2009 at 5:58 pm

   I just found this site last week, and I’ve already made 3 items from your wonderful recipie colection, and they’ve all turned out well! I really am looking forward to trying a lot more of your recipies, and I wonder if you could offer suggestions for what to use instead of some of the canned items you mention. We don’t use any canned products in our home due to health reasons, and would really appreaciate it if you could suggests alternatives.
   Thanks so much of considering my request.

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7. Preiti says:

   October 8, 2009 at 10:35 pm

   Thank you Mam Nice Salad recipe… I love salads and keep looking for variety, this is best..

   do you know the recipe for making Choraphari?? Please do post if possible, it will be a great favour. Thanks a ton.. God Bless!!

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8. Jigna says:

   September 5, 2009 at 11:04 am

   great recipe, what else can we use in this recipe instead of potatoes

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   • Manjula Jain says:

     September 5, 2009 at 1:36 pm

     Hi Jigna,
     Take out the potatoes, cucumber goes well and sometime I do use chopped spinach.

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9. Ikjot says:

   August 24, 2009 at 6:06 pm

   nice recipie

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10. priyanka says:

    July 29, 2009 at 9:35 am

    Yummy recipie…was very delicious..healthy and tasty..Thanks Manjula Aunty..

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