Carolina (Or Redneck ... Or Texas ...) Caviar

Carolina Caviar ... Redneck Caviar ... or Texas Caviar. Whatever y'all telephone telephone it, this elementary too salubrious dip amongst black-eyed peas is only apparently delicious.

I've heard this dip-able concoction called diverse unlike names, including Carolina Caviar, Texas Caviar, too Redneck Caviar. While I intend Redneck Caviar is the around humorous name, since I alive inwards North Carolina I'm going to telephone telephone it Carolina Caviar. Okay?

Carolina Caviar is a elementary too salubrious dip of finely-chopped vegetables mixed amongst black-eyed peas too a tangy, vinegar-based dressing. In the past, I had ever bought this pre-made at the grocery store, but discovered a wonderfully flavorful recipe for making my ain at home.

And thus I set my home-recipe upwards for a head-to-head gustation exam amongst my one-time go-to store-bought version.

To whip upwards the slow homemade version, commencement past times chopping upwards around sweetness bell pepper ... I used a niggling flake of cherry too yellow, but y'all could purpose orangish only equally good ... royal onion, too cilantro.

Combine this amongst canned black-eyed peas, too thus toss it amongst a elementary dressing of white vino vinegar too canola crude amongst around salt, pepper, too a impact of dark-brown sugar.

Since I knew I wanted to set my habitation creation to a head-to-head gustation test, I stopped at the grocery store on my agency habitation from operate too grabbed a pocket-size container of my usual-go-to store-bought Carolina Caviar. I set a niggling of each on a crostini spell ...

... too took a bite. (Just 1 at a time, of course.)

And which produce y'all intend won this niggling battle?

The homemade!

While the store-bought is nonetheless good, the homemade blew it away! So, whatever y'all create upwards one's heed to telephone telephone it ... Carolina Caviar ... Redneck Caviar ... or Texas Caviar ... this quick, easy, too salubrious niggling snack is absolutely delicious too good worth the endeavour to brand your own.

Carolina Caviar
Source: Adapted from The Neely's, Down Home With the Neely's
(Printable recipe)

Ingredients
Vegetable Mixture:

2 (15 oz.) cans black-eyed peas, drained too rinsed
1/2 of a sweetness bell pepper (yellow, red, or orange), finely chopped
1/2 of a royal onion, finely chopped
1/2 bunch of cilantro, finely chopped

Dressing:

1/4 c. white vino vinegar
1/4 c. canola oil
1/2 tsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Directions

Combine black-eyed peas, bell pepper, onion, too cilantro inwards a large bowl.
In a pocket-size bowl, whisk together white vino vinegar, oil, dark-brown sugar, salt, too pepper. Pour dressing mixture over vegetable mixture too toss to coat.
This may hold upwards served directly or refrigerated to serve later. If refrigerated, it tastes best if y'all allow it come upwards dorsum to room temperature for serving rather than serving chilled. Serve amongst tortilla chips, crackers, or baguette slices.

NOTES:
- The vegetables included tin hold upwards adjusted to personal preference. I may attempt adding sliced olives too diced fresh tomatoes, which are both included inwards my one-time store-bought-go-to version.
- If y'all don't similar cilantro, I would intend y'all could substitute chopped fresh parsley only fine.
- I recommend sticking amongst white vino vinegar rather that substituting other vinegar, equally white vino vinegar only has a actually overnice subtle flavor. With that said, cider vinegar would in all probability operate only fine.

Enjoy!

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