One of the most popular recipes on my blog is Middle Eastern Bean Salad- Balela. It’s a very tasty, healthy, and easy to make bean salad that’s made with two different types of beans-kidney beans and chickpeas. It’s one of my favorite bean salads and I also receive a lot of positive feedback on that recipe from my readers. Today, I am sharing another very easy bean salad recipe that I love- easy black-eyed beans salad. It’s very tasty, healthy and filling. The combination of soft creamy beans, crunchy vegetables, and a refreshing flavorful dressing is loved by everyone. It’s a vegan and gluten-free salad. This black-eyed pea salsa is perfect for picnics and potlucks.
What goes in black-eyed pea salad?
The following ingredients are required to make this bean salad:
How to make it?
To make this easy and healthy black-eyed beans salad first, prepare the dressing by mixing lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, minced garlic, brown sugar, chili flakes, salt, and pepper in a bowl.Finely chop the onion, cucumber, tomato, bell peppers, jalapeno, and coriander leaves.Put the beans, all the chopped vegetables, and herbs in a large bowl. Pour the salad dressing and toss.Serve and enjoy!
How to cook dried beans at home?
Though you can make this black-eyed pea salad with canned beans, I prefer and recommend using home-cooked dried beans. It’s healthier and tastier. If you have never cooked beans at home, try it- it’s very easy to do and home-cooked beans always taste better than the canned ones. To cook dried beans at home, wash them and soak in water for at least 7 hours or overnight. To fasten the process soak the beans in hot water. After 7 hours put the soaked beans along with the water in which it’s soaked, in a pressure cooker. Cook until 3-4 whistles. Black-eyed beans get cooked faster than the other beans. You can also cook in a normal pot but it will take around 1 hour to get cooked. Once cooked strain the beans. Don’t discard the water- use it in your stews or knead the flour with it to make chapati dough. Use cooked beans in any dish you want.
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