Zesty Hoppin John Salad

Name: Zesty Hoppin John Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 (15 ounce) cans black-eyed peas, drained; 8 stalks celery, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 10 roma (plum) tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 1 cucumber, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 1 red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 1 orange bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 2 tomatillos, cut into 1/4-inch dice; ¼ cup lemon juice; ¼ cup balsamic vinegar; ¼ cup olive oil; 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro; ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste; 4 leaves romaine lettuce, or as needed

Rating: 4.8 stars

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I created this salad version of Hoppin John by combining a number of ingredients from other Hoppin John recipes and adding cilantro, tomatillos, and lemon juice for a zesty flavor. The salad is just as good without red pepper for those with discerning palates. Also as an alternative, a favorite hot sauce can be substituted for the red pepper with each individual serving. I like to add a dash of Louisiana-style cayenne pepper sauce to mine.

By Mike

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prep:

30 mins

additional:

30 mins

total:

1 hr

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Yield:

8 servings

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Directions

Step 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.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

233 calories; protein 9.4g; carbohydrates 33.1g; fat 8.1g; sodium 511.7mg. Full Nutrition

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Ang D.

07/03/2013

Excellent recipe I also added avocado to this! Nice summer salad! Read More

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5 star values: 4
4 star values: 1
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Ang D.

07/02/2013

Excellent recipe I also added avocado to this! Nice summer salad! Read More

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cjucoder

08/09/2017

Enjoyed this salad a lot. Scaled it here to 3 servings to use only 1 can of black-eyed peas and I ended up with enough salad to easily make 4 servings. Didn't have a tomatillo added salt and black pepper but otherwise kept to the recipe; except didn't use red pepper flakes since I was serving it along side a spicy Cajun Chicken recipe. Wanted this to be a fresh cooling element along side the main and not another source of spice. Worked excellent for that. That's a meal I'll make often. Read More

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Karla Marie Dombrock

03/18/2016

Terrific!!! I had to sub in for the black-eyed peas but I wanted to try it& had everything else. So I used 1/3 of each: Lima beans white beans& chick peas. Makes a large salad! Read More

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Carol Hammond

01/01/2013

This recipe is so refreshing! I made it according to the recipe except I opted out of the cucumber because I don't really like it. This recipe is a great jumping-off point. Next time I make it I might add two grilled chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces. It might be good with bacon crumbles and shredded cheddar the possibilities are endless! Thanks Gumaraid! Read More

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