Appetizer/Texas Caviar

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Serves: 12

Active Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20+ minutes

From: Party Apetizers by Tori Ritchie

Ingredients

1 15 oz. can black eyed peas

2 ripe red tomatoes

1 celery stalk, finely diced

1/4 cup minced red onion

1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced

2 tbsp. minced fresh cilantro (optional)

1/2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar

2 tsp. olive oil

1/4 tsp. cumin

salt

tabasco sauce

tortilla chips

Directions

Step 1

Place black eyed peas in a sieve and rinse well under cold water. Shake to get rid of excess water and place in a mixing bowl.

Step 2

Core tomatoes. Cut them in half crosswise and squeeze gently over the sink to extract seeds. Finely chop tomatoes and add to bowl with peas.

Step 3

Stir in remaining ingredients. Season to taste. Cover and refrigerate up to one day.

Step 4

Serve in a bowl with tortilla chips.