Zesty Hoppin John Salad recipe

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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

Nutrition Info

232.6 calories
carbohydrate: 33.1 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 8.1 g
fiber: 7.9 g
protein: 9.4 g
saturatedFat: 1.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 511.7 mg
sugar: 6.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  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.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

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.

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