Spicy Black-Eyed-Pea Relish
Spicy Black-Eyed-Pea Relish might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 278 calories, 10g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of black-eyed peas, chile peppers, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Spicy Black-eyed Pea Relish, Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Hot Pepper Relish, and Southern Spicy Black Eyed Pea Dip.
Instructions
Combine the dried peas, bacon, thyme, tomatoes, chiles and garlic in a large pot. Season with salt and pepper and pour the chicken broth over top. Simmer over medium-low heat until the peas are tender, about 1 hour.
Drain the peas, reserving the cooking liquid. Discard the thyme and chiles.
Remove the bacon, tomatoes and garlic from the cooked peas and set aside.
Cut up the bacon and fold it back into the peas along with the cilantro, scallions and lemon juice.
Puree the cooking liquid with the tomatoes and garlic in a blender. Dress the peas with the puree and give it a final seasoning with salt and pepper, if necessary. Top with cilantro and a drizzle of olive oil.
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