Black-Eyed Pea Hummus Will Make Your New Year Better

Black-Eyed Pea Hummus Will Make Your New Year Better

I have always thought that black-eyed peas were bigger than New Year’s. In fact, until I moved out of Mississippi, I didn’t even know they were a New Year’s “thing.” (My family eats them pretty much all year round, usually as a simple side cooked with a little ham.)

[referenced url=”https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2018/05/refried-hummus-is-your-new-favourite-mashup/” thumb=”https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/t_ku-large/rgx8ks3k8tsv4kk7zumv.jpg” title=”Refried Hummus Is Your New Favourite Mashup” excerpt=”The hummus above may look like ordinary hummus. It’s beige. It’s creamy. It has a good bit of olive oil on top. But this hummus is special because I made it with refried chickpeas, giving it a nuttier, toastier, slightly more indulgent flavour profile. It is amazing.”]

The nutty, savoury legume doesn’t need a lot of doctoring — they have plenty of flavour on their own — and their inherent wealth of taste is what makes them such a good candidate for a hummus-like situation. Honestly, though I love black-eyed peas, I was not expecting to love this stuff as much as I did. It didn’t hurt that it has a whole head of roasted garlic in it — because what is hummus without garlic? — but it was crazy creamy texture that surprised me. Even using canned beans, you get a dip that’s super smooth and luscious. Besides using a completely different bean (and way more garlic than most recipes call for), the ingredients are more or less the same as a hummus made from chickpeas. To make it yourself, you will need:

  • 1 can of black-eyed peas, rinsed

  • 1 head of roasted garlic (See how to do that here.)

  • 1/4 cup of tahini

  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil

  • 3/4 ounces fresh lemon juice

  • 1 teaspoon of salt

  • Jarred pimentos for garnishing

Add everything except the pimentos to a food processor and blend it until it’s super smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Scoop it into a serving vessel, garnish with pimento slices, and serve with some crackers (either saltines or cornbread crisps) alongside pimento cheese for a very fantastic snack plate. If you really want to go for it you can get deviled eggs involved. (You should probably go for it.)


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