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Black Eyed Peas Salad is a festive, black eyed peas recipe enjoyed as salsa, salad, or a side dish. Purple cabbage, bell pepper, carrot, cilantro, Serrano pepper, and lime give it a Mexican twist. If you want a black eyed peas entree for New Year’s Day, grab this Black Eyed Peas & Ham recipe!

Black Eyed Peas Salad

I have loooooved black eyed peas for many years.

Not everyone can say that, but these healthy little legumes scream the things I want when I’m active…like flavor, texture, fiber, and protein.

This recipe, with the soft peas and crunchy veggies tossed with lime juice, Serrano pepper, and cilantro makes this one of best Tex-Mex salsas you’ll have up your sleeve.

Bonus! It’s gluten free and vegan!

How to cook frozen black eyed peas?

Frozen black eyed peas are usually displayed near / next to frozen vegetables at most grocery stores.

To cook them, simply follow the cooking instructions on the package, but generally you boil them in water for about 20 minutes.

Did you know you can buy ‘no salt added’ black eyed peas in a can?

This is the most convenient way to add black eyed peas to this salad as they require NO cooking.

How to cook dried black eyed peas

You can cook dried black eyed peas without soaking.

To cook dried black eyed peas, grab my Black Eyed Peas Recipe with cooking instructions for stove, oven, or Instant Pot.

You can omit the ham since you’ll be using the peas for this black eyed pea salad recipe.

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How to serve Black Eyed Peas Salad

  • with tortilla chips for scooping
  • as a burrito filling
  • topped over tacos or nachos
  • as a side salad (grab a fork!)

Add corn, add avocado, whatever you like! It’s very versatile.

Be sure to make this recipe a day ahead so the ingredients can hang out overnight and build maximum flavor.

Black Eyed Peas Salad Ingredients

  • canned black eyed peas
  • purple cabbage
  • red bell pepper (or tomatoes)
  • red onion
  • carrot
  • cilantro
  • Serrano pepper
  • lime
  • fresh garlic
  • salt and pepper

Kitchen tools I use for this recipe

side view of black eyed peas salad in glass bowl on cutting board

Why eat black eyed peas for the new year?

In the south, it’s believed that eating black eyed peas on New Year’s Day bring luck and prosperity to the coming year.

I’ve been on board with that tradition for many years.

It’s a delicious, nutritious, tradition…and a great excuse to bring friends and family together for one last holiday hurrah!

More Black Eyed Peas recipes

Make a pot of No Soak Black Eyed Peas on New Year’s Eve and serve it up on Jan 1 with a pan of fresh baked cornbread!

Top it off with dessert and make my Black-Eyed Brownies, a gluten free brownie made with black eyed peas.

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Black Eyed Peas Salad

Black Eyed Peas Salad is a festive, black eyed peas recipe that can be served as a salsa, salad, or side dish. Purple cabbage, bell pepper, carrot, cilantro, Serrano pepper, and lime give it a Mexican twist. Eat black eyed peas for good luck in the new year, or anytime!
Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Mexican
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 1/2-cup servings
Calories 28kcal
Author Traci Antonovich

Ingredients

  • 1 15oz can Black Eyed Peas or 1.5 cups cooked
  • 1/2 cup Purple Cabbage grated
  • 1/2 large Red Bell Pepper diced
  • 1/2 small Red Onion diced
  • 1 small Carrot grated
  • 1 handful Fresh Cilantro chopped
  • 1 Serrano Pepper seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 Lime zested and juiced
  • 1 clove Garlic finely grated
  • 1 pinch Kosher Salt
  • 1 pinch Black Pepper

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, toss together BLACK EYED PEAS, CABBAGE, BELL PEPPER, ONION, CARROT, CILANTRO, SERRANO PEPPER, LIME JUICE and ZEST, GARLIC, SALT, and PEPPER until well-combined.
  • Cover and refrigerate up to 5 days; serve chilled.

RECIPE NOTES

Yield: 2 cups
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy and are estimates based on unbranded ingredients acquired from a nutrition database. For accurate calculations, please refer to brand packaging information and consult your nutritionist.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Black Eyed Peas Salad
Amount Per Serving (0.5 cup)
Calories 28 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 24mg1%
Potassium 147mg4%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 2935IU59%
Vitamin C 40.3mg49%
Calcium 18mg2%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Catherine Pasquinucci says

    I just love black eyed peas and for years I just opened up a can and put ranch dressing and a sprinkle of shredded cheese and ate then like that. Going to have to try the less expensive dried ones in the instant pot now, and with ham and maybe wild rice. Thank you!

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  8. Annemarie @ justalittlebitofbacon says

    5 stars
    I love bean salads and I usually make mine with black beans so now I need to try your version with black eyed peas since it looks so tasty! Also, I really have to try the dry bean baking method since I’m sure freshly cooked black eyed peas would be amazing.

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  16. Veena Azmanov says

    5 stars
    I love black eyes peas and this sounds so refreshing. It’s amazing how easy it is to just buy these in a can or frozen now – my mom would always make from scratch so she’d have to plan ahead.

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