black eyed peas and collard greens a la raw
Any good southerner knows that eating greens and peas on new years day brings luck and wealth…traditionally a hearty soup stewed all day with a large ham bone, this pure southern comfort is served with chow chow( spicey/sweet corn relish) green onions and corn bread. I fixed both versions(hubby got the “healthy” non ham bone variety soup) the raw version while untraditional I hope will net the same results for our new year!
2 cup sprouted black eyed peas
½ medium onion, minced
1 stalk of celery,
chopped
1 small garlic clove, minced
1 large celery stalk, chopped
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup parsley, chopped
fine
½ small lime squeszzed to taste
salt and pepper to taste
2 collard leaves de stalked
blend the celery, garlic, olive oil and peas with the lime and seasonings, then stir in parlsey and onion and adjust seasonings, wash and cut your collard into rollable lengths, and fill with blended ingredients …I added a touch of spicey pickle relish to mine, and some raw olives and salad greens. I served it with avo and sunchoke “chips”
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Making this tomorrow! I have all this on hand but will see about those black eyed peas to sprout!
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my grannys chow chow recipe was a secret, but i believe she used her bread and butter pickle spices on the corn with some vinegar and minced hot peppers then she let it "set" until it pickled about a month or so...
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Do you have a recipe or guidelines for Chow Chow. I guess is could be very naturally raw, huh? Thanks,I love black eyed peas and collards-any way I can get them.
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joyce just leave it out ...or use zuccinni.....hope you like
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hey WE how you been? these things taste fresh and not to " sprouty" like other legumes. i sprouted for 24 hours but probobly could have done less... have you tried sunchokes yet? i use them in place of jicama for my "potatoe" salad( less juicy)!
thanks angel have fun with it..my measurments are approximate cause im always adding and tasteing.....i love soul food too!
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Hi Omshanti - I'd love to try this sometime. Could I use anything else in lieu of the celery? I just can't seem to get myself to like it :-)
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That sounds great! I never would have thought of sprouting black eyed peas! Do they taste fresh or starchy? How long did you sprout them for? I had collard rolls yesterday too!- Except mine had grated jicama, yellow pepper, carrot, avocado and red onion. Happy New Year Omshanti!
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Yum! I am a soul food fan and I loooove trying my hand at soul food dishes that are raw or vegetarian. Thanks for this.. I am going to try it and let you know what I think!