I could not believe it. I was working on formatting the cookbook until about 1:30 a.m. and when I went to bed it was still hovering around 90 humid degrees.
We are just about into those dog days of summer when even the bugs seem to take shelter in the afternoon heat! It is tough for me to think about a nice hot meal when…well…seriously, over the past few days some of the eggs that we have collected from our chickens have been soft boiled! Pinkie swear! The first time it happened I thought… “ewww, I got a partially developed egg.” We are good about collecting them several times a day so I couldn’t see how that could happen. The next time it happened I looked closer and, sure enough…It was soft boiled.
Now that is hot!
These are what my mom used to call “salad days”!
This black eyed pea salad is different. It has a definite southern flavor with a Texican twist. I think you will like it. Serve it with some grilled corn on the cob and an icy chunk of watermelon. It just doesn’t get better than this.
Black Eyed Pea Salad
6 cups cooked black eyed peas
1 yellow pepper, coarsely chopped
1 red pepper, coarsely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
3 cucumbers, sliced or chopped your choice..peel if waxed
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped coarsely
1 tsp dried chipotle (Archer Farms does a great one)
Vinaigrette
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
2 tablespoons brown sugar (more to taste)
Coarsely ground black pepper to taste
salt to taste
Combine salad ingredients.
Combine vinaigrette ingredients. Shake well and pour over salad. Allow to marinate in the refrigerator for about an hour. Serves 6-8.
Image: Marye Audet
Tags: black eyed peas, main dish salads, Make ahead, vegan, Vegetarian
译文:
凉爽夏日餐：豇豆沙拉 [快乐烘培：烤面包和款待你的家人]
我简直不能相信。大概临晨1:30的时候我还在安排食谱，而我去睡觉的时候空气湿度大概还保持在90左右。
我们即将进入的三伏天就算是疯子也知道下午热得要找个阴凉处躲起来！对我来说在这种时候去构思一个热菜实在是很困难，哦对了，一点都不夸张，过去的几天里，当我们去捡自己养的鸡下的蛋时，居然发现它们已经被慢慢热熟了！我敢勾小指！这事儿第一次发生的时候我想：“额，我拿到了一个部分发育的蛋。”因为我们一天要捡好几次蛋，所以我没看到那次是怎么发生的。当这种现象第二次出现的时候我靠近了一些看，非常地肯定，那蛋就是被慢慢热熟的。
天气实在太热了！
这就是我妈妈以前称之为“沙拉日”的时节了！
豇豆沙拉有些与众不同。它具有明显带有德克萨斯手法的南部风味。我想你们会喜欢的。如果再把它和一些烤玉米粒以及一大块冰西瓜放在一起的话就更是再妙不过了。
豇豆沙拉
六杯煮熟的豇豆
一个黄辣椒，粗粗地切丁
一个红辣椒，粗粗地切丁
一个墨西哥胡椒，切丁
三条黄瓜，切成丝或丁，如果有蜡的话就把皮削掉
一个大洋葱，切丁
两瓣大蒜，切丁
四分之一杯剁碎的新鲜罗勒叶（也就是平时说的九层塔或者香草）
一茶匙量的干辣椒（Archer农场产的很不错）
香料
四分之一杯第戎芥末
两大汤匙苹果醋
二分之一杯橄榄油
一茶匙
两大汤匙红糖（依个人口味可再多加）
粗粗地洒上黑胡椒粉（按口味）
根据个人口味加入盐
搅拌混合沙拉
搅拌上述各沙拉调味成分，充分混匀后置于冰箱中大约一个小时。可供6～8人食用。
图片提供：Marye Audet
标签：豇豆，主食沙拉，提前做，素食者，素食者分享