Not-So-Dirty Rice

Name: Not-So-Dirty Rice
Ingredients: 1 cup dried black-eyed peas, soaked, cooked, drained (don't use canned mushy and yucky-looking); 2 cups white rice, cooked; 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 4 scallions, sliced (~1/4 - 1/2 cup); 5 roma tomatoes, juiced, seeded, and diced (~2 cups, or use 1 pint of grape or cherry tomatoes, halved); 1/2 tablespoon Tabasco sauce; 1/2 - 3/4 cup cilantro leaf, fresh, julienned; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice; 1 tablespoon of fresh mint, chopped

11 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1 cup dried black-eyed peas, soaked, cooked, drained (don't use canned mushy and yucky-looking)
2 cups white rice, cooked
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 scallions, sliced (~1/4 - 1/2 cup)
5 roma tomatoes, juiced, seeded, and diced (~2 cups, or use 1 pint of grape or cherry tomatoes, halved)
1/2 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
1/2 - 3/4 cup cilantro leaf, fresh, julienned
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon of fresh mint, chopped

Directions

1

Pick through dry beans, rinse, and soak in water overnight at room temperature. Simmer for ~11/2 hours, until JUST tender. Cool, drain, rinse.
2

In a large bowl, mix the all ingredients thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate several hours. Taste for need of extra salt & pepper - may need another 1/4 teaspoon.