Thursday, April 16, 2009

The Chickpea's Southern Sista

I needed to juice up my cookbook's appetizer section (which is currently lacking in content), and I'd been wondering how black-eyed peas would taste in hummus. The answer? Oh my god, awesome! As evidenced by this Black Eyed Pea Garlic Hummus:

It may not look super hot in my shabby Tupperware, but I spooned it in and drizzled it with olive oil and paprika before remembering that I needed to shoot it first. Oh well. I promise it tasted amazing on toasted whole wheat pita triangles.

The recipe is pretty basic. I was going to get all fancy and add stuff like sundried tomatoes or roasted red peppers, but I wanted to sample it plain before adding to it. I was so pleased with the result of the plain garlicky black-eyed pea hummus that I decided to leave it alone. Sometimes simple is better. And to be honest, I liked it better than any chickpea hummus I've ever made.

I served the hummus pita toasts with a large side salad of mixed greens, carrots, cucumbers, tomato, snow pea pods, roasted sunflower seeds, soy nuts, and vegan ranch dressing:

31 comments:

Laura said...

i love black-eyed peas! they are really cheap and good for you aaaand they taste awesome! it's a triple threat...i can't wait to taste test this one!! i am currently working on a lima bean hummus recipe, so we'll have to swap!

Brad and Ahnah said...

WOW!! That sounds incredible!!! I love black-eyed peas.

Anonymous said...

Great idea! Hummous is so good, and black eyed peas are great, so really - what's not to love?

Anonymous said...

I haven't really had black-eyed peas much but this looks really good!!!

Sal - AlienOnToast said...

looks good, I love hummus. It's always good to mix up the beans a bit too.

LizNoVeggieGirl said...

GARLICKY GOODNESS!!

Anonymous said...

Sounds good. I'll definitely try that when your cookbook comes out. I haven't cooked much with black-eyed peas, I think it's because I never know what to make with them. (Any suggestions?)

Macie said...

Yum! Dried black eyed peas were on sale this week for $0.50/bag, I'm glad I grabbed some now! Cheap & delicious = awesome.

Leslie Richman said...

Yum yum yum!!!! I love Black Eyed Peas.

Anonymous said...

I "heart" blackeyed peas. The hummus looks so tasty.

aTxVegn said...

Oh, yeah!!! I'll be making this soon.

Adam said...

Black-eyed pea hummus is genius! I'm a carnivore, but I think I'm going to have to try this.

T said...

That looks amazing with your semi-mezza plate! Bet it would be awesome on bagels too... my favorite hummus delivery system.
YUM!

Anonymous said...

What a clever version of hummus! Black-eyes peas are delicious, hummus is delicious, and garlic is delicious, so your Black Eyed Pea Garlic Hummus must be triple delicious!

Anonymous said...

Yummmm! I can't wait until this one's up for testing!

I made the chocolate gravy this morning. SO GOOD. Also, thank you for giving me an excuse to eat chocolate for breakfast! The Brit asked what I was making, and I was all like: "Chocolate... I HAVE to eat it - it's a tester!" lol

PS - would you be interested in some sourdough starter? bazu (http://wherestherevolution.blogspot.com) sent me some of hers (dried), and now that I've got it going again, it's going super-strong! Just let me know, I'll bring it to the next food swap.

jessy said...

how awesome, Bianca! i loooove hummus and i looooooove black-eyed peas (they're right up there with chickpeas 'n butter beans for me). i cannot wait to test out your hummus - it looks damn deeeelish, fo 'sho! hooray for some southern deliciousness!

A_and_N said...

Hummus is always a fav at our place Bianca :) This is a very interesting twist to it :) I like this Sista :)

Erin said...

I have some black-eyed peas in the freezer. Hmm.....

MeloMeals said...

I LOVE using black eyed peas in hummus and other spreads. I think black eyed peas might be the NEW fun legume.. I hope so!

Lindsay (Happy Herbivore) said...

oh yummy yummy

Sheridan said...

This sounds and looks amazing! I want to make some right now.

Meghan (Making Love In The Kitchen) said...

I love that! I have sort of learned that you can use any bean in place of chickpeas and its all hummus. I make an awesome raw hummus replacing the chickpea/bean altogether and use 1 raw zucchini and a 1/2 of an avocado. Its amazing!

sarahrahh said...

i have yet to make my own hummus but i think i want to try something like that first :) sounds tasty

miss v said...

black eyed peas do not get the credit they deserve. this is a great idea and i have half a bag of bep's just sitting in my pantry.

i can't wait for your cookbook to elevate their status!

Recipe man said...

ha! this is amazing.
i like to eat this on toast.
i just heap a nice ammount of it.. and gobble it down :-)

thanks

Anonymous said...

I am a huge hummus fan and am so thankful you suggested using black eyed peas! I am definitely going to change it up. This is a recipe I can make right now too because I can sit down and do it. I know I keep apologizing for not being a good tester, but I promise after this "Damn Baby" gets here it will be a lot easier for me to be in the kitchen. Baby and I both miss making your recipes though and hope I will still have a chance to participate soon!

Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...

Oh man, that sounds PERFECT! I love garlicky black eyed peas!

Vegan In The VI said...

Very imaginative!

Gena said...

Oh my gracious! I've gotta make this for my best friend -- she would absolutely love this! (She is the hummus queen). Thanks B!

Mihl said...

I am so glad that I discovered black eyed beans when I went vegan. I love their creamy texture and can imagine how great these must be in hummus!

Jamie the Foodie said...

my husband is the hummus king! and rarely does his hummus actually have chickpeas in it...which i suppose would mean that it isn't actually hummus, but that's still what we call it. he makes it with black beans or great northern beans or pinto beans, whatever we have on hand & it is always fabulous! yours looks amazing...i don't like black eyed peas, but i have found i don't mind them like that!