Why Texas Caviar Is Blowing Up Right Now (Black Eyed Pea Salad)

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

sour cream

🥗Healthier: plain yogurt

💰Cheaper: creamy dressing

Plain yogurt provides a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack

Monterey jack is often less expensive and melts well.

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: banana peppers

💰Cheaper: bell peppers

Bell peppers add crunch without the heat.

Decide whether to use canned black eyed peas or dried beans.

If using dried beans, rinse and pick out any rocks or bad beans.

In an Instant Pot, add rinsed beans, water, vegetable stock, and Cajun seasoning. Stir well.

Remove any floating beans that do not sink into the liquid.

Seal the Instant Pot lid and cook on manual pressure for 15 minutes.

Allow natural release for 15 minutes, then release the remaining pressure.

Drain the liquid from the cooked black eyed peas.

In a large bowl, add chopped bell peppers, corn, chopped baby cucumbers, diced red onions, and halved cherry tomatoes.

In a separate bowl, mix extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, minced garlic, lime zest, lime juice, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika to make the dressing.

Pour the dressing over the chopped vegetables and stir well.

Add the drained black eyed peas to the vegetable mixture and stir again.

Optionally, top with chopped green onions before serving.

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