Black-Eyed Pea Salsa

Serve this Black-Eyed Pea Salsa on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day and your year ahead will be filled with good luck, good health, and great taste!

Here's wishing you a wonderful new year that is filled with love, laughter, good luck, and plenty of healthy eating, along with fun, physical activity.

Sorry about that last part (LOL), but it's my new year's resolution and I'm pumped and ready to reach my goals!

The easy ingredient list:

• canned black eyed peas
• prepared salsa
• minced red onion
• fresh cilantro
• fresh lime juice
• smoked cumin
• salt and pepper (optional)

Kitchen tools and equipment needed:

• can opener
• chef's knife
• cutting board
• measuring cups and spoons
• citrus juicer (optional)

How long will this recipe take to make?

In only 5 minutes you can have this delicious and nutritious dip on the table for family and friends which makes it a no-brainer to serve any time of the year, but especially for ringing in the new year!

After all, I don't know anybody who would turn down a little extra good luck at the beginning of a new year (or any time for that matter), do you?!! 

Why are black eyed peas considered good luck?

In the South, black eyed peas are said to represent coins and money which is the reason they're believed to bring good luck.

Why this recipe works:

This recipe starts any new year off on the right foot.

It's super delicious, low in calories, high in fiber, and is high in complex carbohydrates.

It's also gluten-free, high in protein, and no-cook! See? I told you this was a good luck recipe! 🙂

To make this recipe quick and easy, I decided to use canned black eyed peas as well as prepared salsa.

If you prefer the taste and texture of dried and reconstituted black-eyed peas, and homemade salsa, please be my guest.

However, if you're in a pinch for time, using a few grocery store conveniences is never a bad thing! 

Other fun new year's traditions to bring good luck and prosperity:

I so look forward to New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. In our home, we have a few traditions we follow without exception.

• The first one is one we follow on New Year's Eve is that we put money outside (in an envelope taped to a safe place). On New Year's Day, we bring it inside. This symbolizes money coming into the house all year long. (see below)
• The second one is to place colorful candles (large or small) into a vessel filled with granulated sugar (sugar is also known to be a symbol of good luck and prosperity). Then as we light each candle we proclaim what our wishes and dreams for the coming new year will be. After all the candles are lit, we blow the candles out and trust that our wishes for the future will come true!

A classic celebratory cocktail for ringing in the new year:

• Celebration Mimosas (shown below)

Additional recipes featuring salsa:

When you want a hot, hearty, and healthy meal that takes less than 20 minutes to prepare and will satisfy the entire family, put on a pot of Salsa Soup, and set the table. It will be dinnertime soon!

Shredded Salsa Chicken made in an Instant Pot is a low-carb, fast, no-fuss dinner option that takes only moments to assemble and minutes to cook. Dinner will be on the table almost as fast as you can say "Winner, winner, shredded salsa chicken for dinner!

This easy and delicious skillet Sloppy Joe recipe comes together quickly and with some pretty basic ingredients. If you love sloppy Joes, then you're going to go crazy for Salsa Sloppy Joe's.

Until we eat again, I hope you have a delicious day!

All of the recipes you'll find here on my website are in loving memory of my son, Greg, who left this earth far too soon and will be forever in our hearts.