Texas caviar - pickled black-eyed peas
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients:
- 2 #10 cans of black-eyed peas
- 3/4 c Peanut oil
- 1/4 c Wine (I like red wine but -white may be used)
- 1 Clove of garlic (bruised)
- 1/4 c Thinly sliced onion
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1 ts Fresh ground black pepper
- 1/4 c Cider vinegar
Instructions:
Drain liquid from peas. Place peas in a bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Mix throughly. Store in a jar. Remove the garlic clove after 2-4 days. This keeps for upto 15 days in the fridge. Serves 6-8 as an appetitizer and is good when scooped up with a saltine cracker!



