Next time you want to serve a bean dip, put down the hummus and consider this faster-cooking Black-eyed Pea Dip to impress any plant-based American Soul food aficionados you may be cooking for. Roasting garlic is a crucial step you certainly don’t want to skip, as it takes only 20 minutes and ideal to be done in a toaster oven. Once the peas are cooked (about one hour), you just throw everything into a food processor and pulse to your desired consistency.
Serve this dip with my Shoestring Fried Sweet Potatoes
In the same way hummus is served with endless choices of toppings, this bean dip works well with crackers or warmed pita topped with my Shoestring Fried Sweet Potatoes (pictured above), or spread it as a layer in a plant-based sandwich or wrap.
Black-eyed pea dip ingredients, see below.
Ingredients for black-eyed pea dip
• 2 cups dry black-eyed peas (4 cups cooked)
• 10-15 cloves roasted garlic (usually 2 bulbs)
• ½ cup olive oil
• 1 ½ tsp kosher salt
• 3 whole roma tomatoes, peeled
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup freshly chopped parsley, tightly packed
Freshly roasted garlic.
Instructions
1. Bring black-eyed peas to a brief boil in salted water, then reduce heat to a simmer until tender (about 45 minutes to one hour).
2. Meanwhile, slice off the top third of two heads of garlic crosswise. Coat it with olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt and black pepper. Roast the garlic at 400 degrees in a toaster oven until the cloves are soft and slightly caramelized.
3. Load the cooked black-eyed peas, roasted garlic, and all other ingredients in a food processor and pulse until thoroughly combined, and serve.
Yield: About 7 cups
