Mississippi Tippah County Caviar For A Crowd

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 -5 lbs purple hull peas, fresh frozen (bird's eye)
• 1 cup pimiento, drained or 1 cup diced fresh pimiento
• 1/2 medium yellow bell pepper, seeded & diced
• 1/2 medium orange bell pepper, seeded & diced
• 1/2 medium red bell pepper, seeded & diced
• 8 scallions, chopped
• 4 -5 jalapeno peppers, seeded & diced (membranes also removed if lower heat is desired)
• 1 medium red onion, chopped (optional)
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 cup distilled vinegar
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup red wine (optional, but do not increase the rw vinegar)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, to taste up to 1 t
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste up to 1 t
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, to taste up to 1 t
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce, favorite of choice, up to 1 1/2 t

Recipe

• 1 in a large soup pot or dutch oven, bring the purple hull peas to a boil for 3 minutes, reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes, then drain & cover with cold water & ice to chill to stop cooking.
• 2 prep and dice all the fresh vegetables & place them in a large mixing bowl. add the drained pimientos. drain the chilled purple hull peas & add to the bowl. fold gently to mix all the vegetables into a colorful blend.
• 3 in a separate bowl or quart pitcher combine the oil, vinegars, red wine, seasonings, and hot sauce for the dressing. whisk together until well blended and salt is dissolved.
• 4 pour over the dressing over the vegetables and fold gently until blended and coated. best served chilled for 4 hours, occasionally folding the vegetables in the dressing to marinate them uniformly.
• 5 keeps well so can be made a day ahead & gets better the longer it marinates. serve chilled or at room temp -- delicious either way. probably will disappear quickly -- almost addictive once tried.
• 6 note: prep time does not include chilling time.
• 7 if desired, tri-color pepper mix can be all yellow or orange since red and green will still be in mix for a colorful presentation.