By Kelly Bogard

As we start the New Year, I want to share a little health, wealth and happiness. Health—this week’s recipe is full of veggies to make your body strong. Wealth—it is said black-eyed peas are good luck and represent coins for a prosperous new year. And finally happiness—yummy food makes happy people!

I can’t remember a New Year’s Day that didn’t include my mother’s corned beef with fried cabbage and black-eyed peas. It’s a meal the entire family looks forward to each year. It’s also a meal that takes all day to prepare. Since I know you have a ton of resolutions to start writing, I thought I would share just a little piece of it.

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2 cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
3 small Roma tomatoes
1 yellow bell pepper
1 jalapeno
1/2 bunch cilantro
1/2 medium red onion
1/2 C Italian dressing

The prep on this recipe is a snap, and within an hour you have a great side dish or dip to share with family and friends.

First, wash and pat dry your produce. Dice the tomatoes, onion and 1 large handful of cilantro without the stems. Mix in a large bowl and set aside.
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Then, seed and dice the peppers. Be sure to use care when handling the jalapeno so you don’t get spicy like the caviar.
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Mix the peppers and peas into the other vegetables.
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Pour the Italian dressing over the vegetables and stir well. Refrigerate covered for at least 30 minutes to chill.
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This is a great dip for parties with chips but can also be a wonderful side dish for your New Year’s day get together. We hope you all have a happy and prosperous 2016. From all of us at Texas Table Top, enjoy!

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Recipe: Texas Caviar

Summary: Lucky start to the new year

Ingredients

Texas Caviar

  • 2 cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
  • 3 small Roma tomatoes
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro
  • 1/2 medium red onion
  • 1/2 C Italian dressing

Instructions

  • Wash and dry all of the vegetables.
  • Dice the tomatoes, onion and cilantro.
  • Set aside in a large bowl.
  • Seed and dice the peppers using care when handling the jalapeno.
  • Combine the pepper and beans with the vegetables already in the bowl mixing well.
  • Pour the dressing over the vegetables and stir to make sure everything is well coated.
  • Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Prep time (duration): 0 hour(s), 10 minutes

Number of servings (yield): 10-12

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