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Black-Eyed Pea Soup with a hint of Orange Juice

Written by Published on Updated on June 2, 2019 in Soups

What a morning, gusty winds, rain, ufff I was out doing some errands, and the wind just kept pushing me to the point that I could not stand up, and yet while I was fighting the wind I noticed that there were people cycling!!  If it was younger age group I would think that’s  normal, but that wasn’t the case it was a much older age group that were on the bikes!!  Wow!!  

I have been feeling a bit run down these past few days, so many things going on at the moment that I am trying to keep up with but I think today I reached my limit as to how much I can do in one day.  So, I decided to take a break from everything else and just post my recipe. 🙂  I went to the pantry and took out the ingredients to make the soup that has a slight twist to it.  I added a touch of Orange juice and just a few drops of Lemon juice let me know if you try out this recipe.  🙂  

Have a good weekend everyone!! 🙂

BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP WITH A HINT OF ORANGE JUICE

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Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams Black Eyed Peas boiled
  • 1 large Onion diced
  • 1 large Carrot chopped into large pieces
  • 1 can of Tomatoes
  • 1 litre of Vegetable Broth
  • 1 tablespoon of Tomato paste
  • 3 tablespoons of Orange Juice
  • 1 tablespoon of Lemon Juice
  • Pinch of Red Pepper Flakes optional
  • 1/2 cup Olive Oil
  • Parley
  • Salt

Instructions
 

  • Soak black-eyed peas in salted water overnight and drain before cooking. Boil black-eyed peas before starting the cooking process. In a large cooking pot add in half of the olive oil, onion, carrot and sauté on low heat for about 15 minutes.
  • Add in the boiled peas, I added a bit of the red pepper flakes for a slight kick.
  • Pour in the vegetable broth.
  • Lastly, add in the tomatoes, orange juice, lemon juice and the rest of the ingredients, cook for 1/2 hour on low to medium heat until black-eyed peas are ready.

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

14 Comments

  1. Megala
    December 7, 2018 at 4:04 pm  ·  Reply

    Wonderful soup! Sounds like a healthy hearty meal. 🙂

  2. dtills
    December 7, 2018 at 9:02 pm  ·  Reply

    That wind sounds awful!! I hope you feel better soon Sophie💕

  3. PlantsandBeyond
    December 7, 2018 at 11:35 pm  ·  Reply

    Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuooooo, I gotta make this soup. Just did my own veggie broth. Perfect timing, Sophie

  4. Lisa@LismorePaper
    December 8, 2018 at 12:31 am  ·  Reply

    Ooh that weather! Wonder recipe!!

  5. drtanya@saltedcaramel
    December 8, 2018 at 12:06 pm  ·  Reply

    That sounds like the healthiest comfort food.
    I love black eyed peas so will definitely give it a try.

  6. Kim of Glover Gardens
    December 31, 2018 at 11:20 pm  ·  Reply

    I hate blacked-eyed peas, but your soup looks good! So I linked to it in my post. Happy new year! https://glovergardens.com/2018/12/31/new-years-food-traditions-from-around-the-world-and-a-confession-about-black-eyed-peas/

    • foodzesty
      January 7, 2019 at 12:23 pm  ·  Reply

      Thank you so very much and so sorry for my late response. 🙂 If you do try it out let me know what your thoughts …Have a Happy New Year…Sophie

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