Ingredients:

• 3 cups canned or cooked black eyed peas (rinsed and drained)
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• ½ cup finely chopped celery
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• ¼ cup cider vinegar
• 3 TBS chopped fresh basil (or 1 TBS dried basil)
• 2 to 3 garlic cloves
• 1 ½ tsp sugar
• freshly ground pepper
• salt
• 1 cup olive oil

Directions:

In a serving bowl, combine peas, onion, celery and bell pepper. In small bowl whisk together vinegar, basil garlic sugar and pepper and salt. Slowly whisk in (or add in a blender) cup of olive oil. Combine with peas and veggies: refrigerate; allow to marinate and chill at least 2 hours.

Yield: