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GlendaLee's Black-Eye Pea Salad

GlendaLee's Black-Eye Pea Salad

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place black-eyed peas, onion, green bell pepper, tomato, mayonnaise, canola oil, white vinegar, sugar, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl; stir to evenly distribute mayonnaise.
  2. 2 Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
  3. 3 Toss cabbage into black-eyed pea mixture just before serving.

By glendalee

Kate's Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Kate's Black-Eyed Pea Salad

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
195 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large bowl, mix the black-eyed peas, green onions, celery, bell pepper, pimentos, and bacon bits.
  2. 2 In a separate bowl, mix the sugar, red wine vinegar, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper. Toss with the salad. Cover and chill at least 3 hours before serving.

By Kate Fisher

Summery Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Summery Black-Eyed Pea Salad

5.0

Prep
30 min
Cook
Total
270 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix black-eyed peas, celery, bell peppers, onion, and cilantro together in a bowl.
  2. 2 Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, garlic powder, salt, and pepper together in a separate bowl. Toss dressing into beans and vegetables.
  3. 3 For best flavor, refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.

By KOHLSMOMMY

Zesty Hoppin John Salad

Zesty Hoppin John Salad

4.8

Prep
30 min
Cook
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine black-eyed peas, celery, roma tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, green, yellow, and orange bell peppers, and tomatillos in a salad bowl. Gently stir lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, cilantro, and red pepper flakes into the salad. Chill before serving; serve over romaine lettuce leaves.

By Mike

Make-Ahead Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Make-Ahead Black-Eyed Pea Salad

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
60 min
Total
975 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place dried peas into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water. Let soak, 8 hours to overnight; drain and rinse.
  2. 2 Place peas in a large stockpot and cover with at least 2 inches of water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until peas are tender, about 1 to 1½ hours; drain and rinse well with cold water.
  3. 3 Place peas in a large bowl; mix in bell peppers, onion, celery, and scallions.
  4. 4 Mix oil, vinegar, sugar, garlic, hot sauce, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Add to pea mixture and toss to coat.
  5. 5 Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours, or overnight. Add parsley and basil just before serving.

By Marilyn Troyer

Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cook and stir bacon with 1/4 cup vegetable in a skillet over medium heat until bacon is browned and crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour bacon into a strainer set over a bowl, reserving 1/3 cup of bacon drippings.
  2. 2 Return skillet to medium heat. Stir onions and salt into the skillet; cook and stir until onions are golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook, stirring constantly, until garlic is fragrant and golden, 1 minute.
  3. 3 Stir cider vinegar, rice vinegar, 1/2 cup water, sugar, and Dijon mustard into onion mixture. Increase heat to medium-high and simmer.
  4. 4 Whisk 2 teaspoons water and cornstarch in a bowl. Gradually pour cornstarch mixture into onion mixture and whisk until thickened. 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
  5. 5 Drizzle reserved 1/3 cup bacon drippings into onion mixture, whisking constantly. Add cooked bacon and stir to combine. Season with cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper to taste.
  6. 6 Combine spinach, black-eyed peas, mushrooms, and cherry tomatoes in a large bowl; toss to combine. Drizzle hot bacon dressing over spinach mixture; toss quickly and serve immediately.

By John Mitzewich

Melissa's Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Melissa's Black-Eyed Pea Salad

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
495 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine black-eyed peas, green bell pepper, celery, red onion, and yellow onion in a large bowl.
  2. 2 Whisk vegetable oil, sugar, cider vinegar, garlic, salt, black pepper, and hot pepper sauce together in a bowl.
  3. 3 Pour vinegar mixture over vegetables; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight before serving.

By Melissa

New Year Three-Bean and Artichoke Salad

New Year Three-Bean and Artichoke Salad

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
75 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix the Great Northern beans, garbanzo beans, black-eyed peas, artichokes, green onions, tomatoes, and garlic together in a bowl. Toss with the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, parsley, oregano, and black pepper until well mixed. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

By Sisterlulabell

Lucky Pea Soup

Lucky Pea Soup

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place the bacon in a skillet and cook over medium-high heat until crisp and evenly brown. Drain on paper towels. When cool, crumble into small pieces.
  2. 2 Using the same skillet, add the peppers and onion; stir and cook over medium-high heat until transparent and tender, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Pour the black beans, tomatoes, and water into a large pot. Stir in the peppers, onion, salt, cumin, dry mustard, chili powder, curry powder, pepper, and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot sprinkled with bacon, and other toppings of your choice.

By CHEFSTEFANIE

Cowboy Caviar Soup

Cowboy Caviar Soup

4.0

Prep
30 min
Cook
25 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. 2 Toss bell pepper, tomatoes, onion, and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a mixing bowl until vegetables are coated. Spread mixture onto the prepared baking sheet.
  3. 3 Roast in the preheated oven, stirring gently every 5 minutes, until vegetables are lightly browned, 20 to 30 minutes.
  4. 4 While vegetables are roasting, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add jalapeno and garlic and saute for 2 minutes. Add water and 1 cup corn; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. 5 Add avocado to the pot and puree soup with an immersion blender.
  6. 6 Stir in the remaining corn, black beans, black-eyed peas, roasted vegetables, oregano, cumin, chili powder, salt, cayenne, and black pepper. Cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
  7. 7 Remove soup from the heat. Stir in vinegar, cilantro, and lime juice. Ladle into bowls and serve.

By Chef Mo

Babi's Bean Salad

Babi's Bean Salad

4.4

Prep
30 min
Cook
40 min
Total
910 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place the beans in a saucepan with enough water to cover them by one inch. Bring beans to a slow boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer until tender but not mushy (about 35 minutes). Set aside to cool.
  2. 2 When the beans have cooled, place them in a large bowl. Add the celery, carrots, parsley, white onion, and mint; toss to blend.
  3. 3 For dressing, blend olive oil, orange and lemon juice, garlic, coriander, salt, pepper, and brown sugar in a blender for 6 seconds. Transfer to a small saucepan, and simmer over low heat for five minutes. Remove from heat, and cool. Pour dressing over the bean salad, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

By Cosmas Bisticas

Black-Eyed Peas and Ham Hocks

Black-Eyed Peas and Ham Hocks

4.4

Prep
10 min
Cook
90 min
Total
100 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Rinse black-eyed peas thoroughly, sorting and discarding any tiny pebbles or other debris.
  2. 2 Place black-eyed peas, 3 cups water, ham hocks, bay leaf, pepper, and salt in a large stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered until peas and ham hocks are tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes. If ham hocks require further cooking, simmer in water in a separate pot until meat is easily pulled from the bone.
  3. 3 Cool ham hocks and remove meat from the bone. Return ham meat to the stockpot. Discard bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.

By DOUET

Best Soup This Side Of The Mississippi

Best Soup This Side Of The Mississippi

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
150 min
Total
540 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large pot with enough water to cover, soak the black-eyed peas 6 to 8 hours, or overnight.
  2. 2 Stir ham, carrot, onion, salt, and pepper into the pot. Cover all ingredients with water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 2 1/2 hours, or until black-eyed peas are tender. Stir occasionally and add water as necessary to keep ingredients covered.

By Jen Hamilton

New Year's Day Soup

New Year's Day Soup

4.1

Prep
15 min
Cook
90 min
Total
585 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large saucepan with enough water to cover, soak the black-eyed peas 8 hours, or overnight.
  2. 2 Drain and rinse the soaked black-eyed peas, and return to the saucepan. Mix in the beef broth, dry onion soup mix, sausage, rice, and green chilies. Season with pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until the beans are tender. Add water as necessary to keep the ingredients covered with liquid.

By Karin Christian

New Year's Day Black-Eyed Peas

New Year's Day Black-Eyed Peas

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
180 min
Total
195 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place black-eyed peas in 8 quart pot. Add enough water to fill pot 3/4 full. Stir in ham and diced onions, and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Place tomatoes in a blender or food processor, and blend until the tomatoes are liquefied. Add tomatoes to pot. Bring all ingredients to boil. Cover the pot, and simmer on low heat for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until the peas are tender.

By Roxanna Parks

Easy Hoppin' John

Easy Hoppin' John

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place sausage and onion into a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until sausage begins to brown, about 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir in black-eyed peas, chicken stock, water, and cayenne pepper, and bring to a boil. Stir in rice; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

By DONIGL

Georgia Caviar

Georgia Caviar

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
90 min
Total
585 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place black-eyed peas in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 90 minutes, or until black-eyed peas are tender.
  2. 2 Drain black-eyed peas. Cover with Italian-style salad dressing.
  3. 3 In a large bowl, mix together jalapeno, onion, pimento peppers, garlic, green bell pepper, and ground black pepper. Toss in black-eyed pea mixture. Chill in the refrigerator 8 hours or overnight before serving.

By Gabrielle

Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas

Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas

4.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
935 min
Total
1425 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Put black-eyed peas into a large container with enough cool water to cover by a few inches; soak for 8 hours to overnight.
  2. 2 Place ham hocks into a stockpot with 6 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until meat is falling off bone, about 90 minutes. Remove ham hocks and reserve for another use. Refrigerate ham stock, 8 hours to overnight.
  3. 3 Drain and rinse black-eyed peas thoroughly; transfer to a slow cooker. Bury one of the cooked ham hocks in peas; add onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, and sugar.
  4. 4 Skim congealed fat from the surface of ham stock; discard. Pour stock into the slow cooker. Add enough water to cover peas by 1 1/2 inches.
  5. 5 Cook on Low for 14 hours. Season with salt.

By PS

Instant Pot® Black-Eyed Peas and Ham

Instant Pot® Black-Eyed Peas and Ham

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
40 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Rinse peas and toss with salt and pepper. Transfer to the bottom of a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®); add chicken broth, tomatoes, ham, red onion, and garlic. Close and lock the lid.
  2. 2 Select Bean setting and high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 30 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  3. 3 Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 40 minutes.

By Lisa Ferron

Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas with Bacon

Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas with Bacon

3.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
255 min
Total
270 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle. Keep drippings in the pan.
  2. 2 Sauté onion and garlic in bacon drippings over medium to medium-high heat until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. 3 Combine chicken broth, black-eyed peas, salt, and pepper in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add crumbled bacon, sautéed onion and garlic mixture, and any remaining bacon drippings. Cover and cook on Low until peas are tender, 4 to 6 hours.

By Katrina Hendrix

Hearty Hoppin' John

Hearty Hoppin' John

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
120 min
Total
135 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place peas, ham hock, onion, red pepper, salt and pepper in a large pan. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 1 ½ hours.
  2. 2 Remove ham hock and cut meat into pieces. Return meat to pot. Stir in rice; cover and cook until rice is tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle shredded cheese over top, if desired.

By Eileen Mintz

Down-Home Black-Eyed Peas

Down-Home Black-Eyed Peas

4.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
100 min
Total
180 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Pick over peas, rinse, and place in a large Dutch oven or soup pot with water; bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour.
  2. 2 Stir in ham hocks, onion, celery, salt, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf; bring to a boil, cover the pot, and simmer until ham hocks are tender, about 1 ½ hours.
  3. 3 Stir in okra and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf before serving.

By Karinne Rooksberry Culley

Dave's Georgia Black-Eyed Peas

Dave's Georgia Black-Eyed Peas

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
500 min
Total
995 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Rinse, pick over, and place peas in a large bowl. Cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse.
  3. 3 Pour water into a large saucepan or stockpot. Add bouillon cubes and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve bouillon. Stir in peas; reduce heat and bring to a simmer.
  4. 4 Place bacon in a large, deep skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Crumble bacon and set aside.
  5. 5 Melt butter in the pan with bacon grease; cook and stir onions until they begin to turn brown at the edges, about 10 minutes.
  6. 6 Stir onions and cooking fat into peas; add crumbled bacon, ham, salt, and pepper to taste. Simmer over low heat for 8 hours, stirring every hour.

By Dave

Cold Corn Salsa

Cold Corn Salsa

4.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
5 min
Total
565 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine black beans, corn, black-eyed peas, celery, bell pepper, and green onion in a large bowl.
  2. 2 Whisk sugar, vinegar, oil, and black pepper together in a saucepan; bring to a boil until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Cool vinaigrette, about 1 hour.
  3. 3 Pour vinaigrette over vegetable-bean mixture; stir to coat. Refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight. Drain excess liquid before serving.

By brujah42