Black-Eyed Pea Hummus
Eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is a Southern tradition and considered good luck. This hummus is a delicious and healthy way to serve up some good luck for the New Year!
Black-Eyed Pea Hummus is a delicious and healthy way to serve up some good luck for the New Year! This is an easy, make-ahead recipe to serve with your favorite dippers for a healthy appetizer to ring in the New Year!
Black-eyed peas vary in sodium, mine were low sodium (140 mg sodium per ½ cup). Prepare your hummus with ½ teaspoon salt, taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
It's easy to whip up in the food processor.
Here are the ingredients:
- 1 head of garlic, *roasted
- 1/3 cup olive oil (plus more for serving)
- 2 (15-ounce) cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt (more or less to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 4 – 6 dashes of hot sauce of choice (more or less to taste)
*Roasting the garlic makes it sweet and mellow, don’t be tempted to skip this step and add minced garlic instead! You can roast your garlic in advance when you’re making a casserole or braising something in oven. When garlic is cooled, squeeze out cloves and store covered in olive oil in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.
To serve: Garnish with a few reserved peas and generous drizzle of olive oil and sprig of parsley if desired. Serve with dippers of choice~ veggies, pita chips or pretzel crisps.
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Black-Eyed Pea Hummus
Recipe details
- 6 servings
- Prep time: 2 Minutes Cook time: 0 Minutes Total time: 2 min
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