Not-so-dirty Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried black-eyed peas, soaked, cooked, drained (don't use canned mushy and yucky-looking)
• 2 cups 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 fresh mint, chopped

Recipe

• 1 pick through dry beans, rinse, and soak in water overnight at room temperature. simmer for ~1½ 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 ¼ teaspoon.