Black Eyed Peas Sweet Potato Salad | 2020 Juneteenth Cookout Takeover

Black Eyed Pea Sweet Potato Salad

Welcome 2020 Taking a Juneteenth cookie! I’m teaming up with an amazing group of Black food bloggers to bring you some delicious recipes to celebrate and highlight Black culinary creativity. You will get a Huge List of recipe links at the bottom of this post!

You need this sweet potato and black eyed pea salad recipe in your life! Mildly sweet and loaded with fiber, this dessert is perfect for you. June 10th.

I am new to celebrating June. It is not a holiday that my family celebrated when I was growing up. None of us heard about the importance of the June tithe until the last decade. We certainly weren’t taught about it in school. June 19th, celebrated on June 19th, commemorates the day the last enslaved Africans in the United States were freed more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation officially ended slavery.

So let’s celebrate Juneteenth with a cookout, albeit an imaginary one, and I’ll bring mine. Sweet potato and black-eyed pea salad. A big bowl of this healthy salad is like a Meatless food But sometimes I top this with a little bit of sweet and smoky bacon (Here’s how to cure and smoke your own bacon at home).

Watch the step by step video Sweet potato and black eyed pea salad And find more healthy sweet potato recipes on YouTube

This salad is great to eat straight away, but it’s also a great make-ahead recipe. Make this a few days in advance and the flavor will really seep into the black-eyed peas and sweet potatoes. Fresh herbs and scallions add intense flavor and brightness to this salad. It’s the perfect potluck barbecue side dish or Sunday dinner. Serve the salad at room temperature, hot or cold!

Mine Vidalia Onion Down Cornbread Recipe it will be. Absolutely delicious With this salad.

How to make this healthy potato recipe

First, cook black-eyed peas if you want or buy ripe black-eyed peas. Canned beans are a great time saver when you’re in a rush. If you are making your own black-eyed peas, be careful not to overcook them. You don’t want tender peas in this recipe.

Fried sweet potato cubes

The next step in this recipe is to peel your potatoes and cut them into small cubes. Cooking the potato cubes instead of boiling them will concentrate the flavor and sweetness of the potatoes. If you want, you can even leave the skin on the sweet potato, the skin has many important nutrients.

Dress with a simple honey and vinegar salad dressing

Dress this salad with honey or agave nectar, rice wine vinegar and vegetable oil, then toss. Fresh herbs. Serve as a main dish or as a side to a nice grilled chicken!

Black Eyed Pea Sweet Potato Salad

Demetra Overton

Preparation time 30 Minutes

Cooking time 1 hour

Total time 1 hour 30 Minutes

1 Pounds From black eyed peas
1/2 An onion Not cut
1 A spoonful of soup of salt
1 1/2 Pounds Sweet potatoes
3 A spoonful of soup Vegetable oil
3 scallions Cut off
1/4 Cup Fresh chopped chives and parsley
dress up
1/2 Tea spoon of salt Adjust the salt to your taste
1/2 Cup Rice wine vinegar
2 Table spoons Honey or agave nectar
2 A spoonful of soup Vegetable oil or avocado oil

To cook black eyed peas ~ Use a deep pot and make sure the black eyed peas are covered by 4 inches of water. Add half an onion and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce to low heat. Cook for about 45 minutes until the peas are soft. Drain the beans, remove the onion and refrigerate.
Cut the potatoes into 1/4 inch pieces. Brush with vegetable oil and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes until soft. Keep to cool
Toss together the sweet potatoes, black-eyed peas, scallions and herbs
For dressing, place salt, honey or agave nectar, and rice vinegar in a bowl and stir to combine. Pour oil while beating. You can also shake everything in the bottle to mix the dressing.
Pour the dressing over the salad and mix gently. Refrigerate overnight. Mix gently again before serving. Serve hot, cold or at room temperature.