Whenever I make this Black-eyed pea Chipotle Dip I remember the time (way back when), when me and my three older siblings had to shell 5 bushels of black-eyed peas that we had picked at my granddaddy’s farm. Do you know how many peas are in 5 bushels? A lot! By the time we got to the last bushel we were so giddy that we started shooting peas at each other and having contests to see who could shoot a pea from its pod the farthest. Needless to say, the kitchen floor soon became covered with peas. When our mother came into the kitchen, let’s just say she wasn’t too happy, but we sure were having fun! 🙂
This black-eyed pea chipotle dip is one of those pleasant little surprises you get when you throw a few things together and end up with something very special. Last week I had some black-eyed peas that I had set aside before making Skippin’ Jenny. Needing a party appetizer, I threw the peas into a blender, added a few other ingredients and pureed the ingredients into this dip. It was so tasty! However, you know how soups are better the next day? Well, so is this dip! By the next day all of the ingredients had melded together to provide a very unique and delicious flavor. My party guests loved it and were quite surprised when they realized what they were eating.
This Black-eyed Pea Chipotle Dip is so easy, quite different fro normal dips, and absolutely delicious!
Black-eyed Pea Chipotle Dip
Prep time is only 15 minutes is you are using canned peas or have peas already made and that you already have some roasted garlic.
I do recommend that you make this the day before. The flavor gets even better.
“*” See Kitchen Notes for more information or links to special ingredients.
- 1 1/2 cups cooked black-eyed peas*, drained, reserve the juice
- 6 large roasted garlic cloves*
- 1/2 tsp. olive oil or garlic infused olive oil*
- ¼ cup onion, chopped
- ½ tsp. chipotle powder*
- Juice from half a lime (about 1 Tbsp.)
- ¼ tsp. salt or to taste
- Your choice of chips
- Place the peas, garlic, oil, onion, chipotle powder and lime juice in a blender and puree’. Add a little of the pea juice if the puree is too thick. I stopped at a semi-coarse puree’ rather than a really smooth puree’ (as you can see in the pictures).
- Taste. Add salt if needed.
- Transfer to a serving bowl, sprinkle with a touch of chipotle powder or paprika, and serve with chips of your choice OR, refrigerate and serve the next day.
Black-eyed peas – All you need are some cooked black-eyed peas. Canned peas would work fine. One 14 ounce can is about 1.5 cups. You could also cook up some frozen peas, fresh shelled peas, or dried peas.Â
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Roasted garlic – If you don’t have roasted garlic, then slow cook several cloves in olive oil on the stove top for about 15 minutes. Just cut the garlic lengthwise into quarters, heat about 1/4 cup of olive oil in a small skillet over a low heat. (You want the oil to cover the garlic.) Let the garlic cook until it starts to turn a light brown and soften. Remove from the oil and use in the dip. Use 1/2 tsp of the oil in the dip and save the rest for other dishes.
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Chipotle – If you don’t have chipotle powder, substitute with one adobo chipotle pepper or one dried chipotle that has been rehydrated in hot water. You might actually start with 1/2 of a pepper depending on your desired heat level.
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Blending – An immersion blender works fine for this, but if you want a smoother dip, use a regular blender.
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When you taste this dip you aren’t going to believe that something so good can be made with so little effort. I will be making this often.
If you like this Black-eyed Pea Chipotle Dip you are going to love the following dips:
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Five bushels? That’s a lot of black eyed peas, MJ! I always enjoy reading about family food memories and your Black Eyed Pea Chipotle Dip sounds like such a flavourful way to welcome 2017. Featuring this post at Hearth and Soul this week. Thank you so much for sharing it and Happy New Year! Hope to ‘see’ you at the party!
Yep…it is a lot of peas! 🙂 Thanks so much for the feature and all of the sharing!
I’ve never tried black-eyed pea dip before but it looks so hearty and delicious. This is perfect for this holiday’s entertaining. Have a wonderful week, MJ! 🙂
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Wonderful idea! My kids love dips and I’m always on the look out for healthy variations.
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You know I’m a southern boy so anything with black eyed peas is comfort food for me. I love this twist on a southern vegetable with southwestern flavors!
MJ, thanks for sharing on Hearth & Soul Hop, it is always a treat to see your delicious recipes linked up with us. 🙂
I have to try this dip, MJ! I love black eyed peas but I’ve never tried to turn them into a dip and this sounds marvelous. And it’s easy! As soon as the movers deliver the rest of our stuff so I can use my new apartment kitchen, I’m giving this a go… Thanks so much for sharing…
I had never taken black-eyed peas so seriously before, until I stopped by your blog. This looks so stunning and something I am craving for right now!
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This would be perfect for Super Bowl Sunday! What a fun unique dip, I would have never thought to combine these flavors, but I love it. I just so happen to have a bag of black eyed peas too, YAY! Hugs, Terra
I really love bean dips and have been seeing a lot of black-eyes pea recipes popping up in the food blogs. This looks like a really delicious snack!
Wow, MJ ! Looks delicious!
Lovely, what a lovely change to the usual! So quick and easy too.
I love it when yummy recipes are the results of experimentation in the kitchen.
I think simply recipes with good ingredients are the best and this dip sounds like a blast of flavor
A dip?!?! Wonderful! I love dipping tortilla chips, and this dip looks (and must taste) amazing!
This dip is sheer perfection. I think my hubby would really love this one.
Hey! Long time no visit! I really hope you have been well!!
Oh, yes! This will be perfect dip for the upcoming game. I like that I can make it a day in advance and flavor gets better. Have a good weekend, MJ! 🙂
I make black-eyed peas for luck on new years day but my husband isn’t crazy about them. I think he will change his mind if he tastes this dip.
Love how quick and easy this snack is! This dip looks extremely addictive – but it’s also very healthy, so that’s just fine!
What a cute story MJ. I’ve never had to shuck more than a small bowl of peas. Your dip looks incredible and love love the chipotle. I have a small amount of black-eyed peas left and this is the way to use them up. Thanks for sharing!:)
You know you’re already speaking my language 🙂 Black eyed peas, garlic, chipotle how could it go wrong? This looks amazing!
Beautiful dip! I would love to have a pack of tortillas to just dive in!
I think the lime in this would add a very special touch. What a great bean dip and your childhood memories with peas are fabulous xx
haha, I can imagine you had fun playing around with the peas. Reminds me a bit of my own childhood memories. =)
I have never ever made a bean dip, in fact I have never even tastes one. Its soo unusual here and I believe in europe as well. Even though local Indians should be liking this dip since they are all into beans here. I will show your recipe to my mother in law, I bet she will find good use for it as will I. Thanks fro sharing MJ!
thanks Helene! Interesting that bean dips are found in your area. There are definitely a big thing in the states. Have a great weekend!
Haha..great childhood memory! This dip sounds fantastic…and definitely healthier than the typical dip! So I can have twice as much, right?
Normally I made curry with black eye pea but not dip. This sounds incredible MJ, I need to try it…
This looks pretty fabulous and healthy. I love black eyed peas but am frustred by a lack of recipe ideas. This one is great.
I love visiting MJ…because I am always learning about ingredients that I haven’t really used before. Can you believe I’ve never had black eyed peas before? But this dip looks absolutely scrumptious! I don’t know if I would have been able to show restraint and save some for Bobby! And if I knew it tasted better the next day….I’d be hiding it somewhere in the back of the fridge! Your pictures, as always…..so so enticing! : )
Thanks Anne! I do find that people who live in the northeast are less likely to have eaten black-eyed peas. So if you can find them, you should give them a try.
I love this dip, healthy and delicious.
Oh my, we are on the same wavelength! I’ve been tooling around with a black eye pea hummus idea for months and the chipotle is a brilliant idea. I will definitely give this a try and report back!
Thanks Richelle! Let me know how you like it if you get a chance to make it.
I love black beans but never had it as a dip,but it sounds yummy with the chipotle!!Would love to try it for sure 🙂
Oops I meant Black-Eye Peas!Hate this auto correct!Grr…
Thanks Soni! I know what you mean. Auto-correct has gotten me before too. 🙂
I’m all for flavorful bean dips, especially the spicy ones! Black-eyed peas & chipotle dip sounds just right, MJ. Although I still don’t bother much with American football, I am following basketball and so I certainly have the reasons to whip up delicious dips like this for my game day:)
Thanks Reese! Football, basketball, hockey – doesn’t matter. This makes a great dip anytime! I’m a sports playoff person myself. I rarely watch the season of any sport. I figure if I wait until the playoffs that I’m watching the best, so I’ll watch the playoffs of just about any sport. 🙂 Enjoy your basketball!
A real keeper recipe it is, MJ! I love black eyed beans and use it for making just Indian curries and rice…but a dip with it is such a lovely idea..versatile, healthy and scrumptious treat indeed.
Thanks Sanjeeta! I’ve got black-eyed pea curry on my list of foods to try this year.
I’ve never had a black-eyed pea dip nor have I ever shelled black-eyed peas! What a lovely memory. I love the look of this dip xx
Thanks HS! Believe me, you’re not missing anything for never having shelled black-eyed peas before. 🙂 And yes, it is a fun memory.
Bring out the crispy pita chips, it would be nice in this!
Thanks Raymund! Pita chips do work great with this!
Chipotle is something we rarely eat in my house. This looks so delicious, I look forward to making it soon.
I’ve never tried making anything with Black eyed peas but I’ve already seen a lot of recipes for it. I guess it’s time I look for it in at the grocery.
Hey Babe, What a great idea! I imagine you could use almost any kind of leftover dried beans or peas for this and just add your seasoning. And it’s healthy. Not a dip that is just a bunch of empty calories. I remember we loved bean dip when we were kids, but it was sto-bought. I agree with your readers, this would be perfect for game day. Too bad for all our favorite teams that their season is over.
Thanks Nads! How can you go wrong with chipotle, roasted garlic and beans? 🙂 I just happen to have the leftover peas and they turned out better than any bean dip I had ever made. Oh I remember the bean dip out of a can. Yes we did love it then, but I bought some a while back and I have to be honest with you, it just didn’t taste as good. In fact, I didn’t really like it – too salty for one thing. We still have SF remaining but after that – who cares. 🙂 Have a great weekend Darlin!
We make beans dips in our house from time to time and they are super tasty. But I’ll admit I’ve never tried it with black eyed peas. How fantastic and I look forward to trying your recipe out.
Thanks Frances! I hope you do get to try it. You’ll love it!
Ok. So you knew black eyed pea dip would get this southern boy’s attention! What a great idea! I’m putting this in my rotation of appetizers!!
🙂 Yep – I knew you would love this one! Thanks Bill!
Nice, you can make it a day before and the flavor will be better! This kind of recipe is so nice to have for a party. And you can have endless kinds of dips too. I like to have several kinds of dips so I can keep eating chips with different flavors. I still need to try black eyed pea!
Thanks Nami! I agree – a party isn’t a party without an assortment of dips. 🙂 This would make an interesting and different tasting addition. It’s different from any other dip I’ve ever made and probably one of the best. Enjoy!
I agree with Judy. This will make a great addition to any game day party. Great, too, that it will taste better if made ahead. One less thing to do just before the guests arrive. Thanks, MJ.
Thank you John! The day ahead think does make life a little easier doesn’t it. 🙂
my party animal relations will love this! 🙂
I’ve got some dried black-eyed peas I was wondering what to do with. This is perfect for the football weekend coming up! I’m cooking up those peas this afternoon 🙂
Thanks Susan! I hope you enjoy it!
I love black eyed peas. It’s nice to see a non-cheese laden idea for a game day snack!
Thanks Valerie! Yep – This is definitely one of those dips that you don’t feel guilty about eating.
I love black-eyed beans and this dip looks so delicious and flavourful. I wonder why I never thought of making dip with black-eyed beans before? I love the first photo – great focus, DOF and composition.
Thanks Rathai! I agree – why did it take this many years to think of using black-eyed peas in a dip? 🙂
I can finish the whole bowl! Don’t even need chips, tacos or anything. Have been cooking soya beans with green peas for the dinner and now you have me crave for black-eyed peas!
Thanks Angie! Bobby and I finished it off in one sitting with just a few chips. It’s pretty darn good! 🙂 Soy beans with green peas sounds good!
Wow, this looks terrific! I love black-eyed peas to begin with, and am always looking for new ways to use them. This looks like it has terrific flavor, and is pretty healthy. Exceptionally good stuff – thanks so much.
Thanks John! Yep – it’s definitely healthy and goes great with regular chips and baked pita chips.
I’m thinking this would be great for a Super Bowl party — I like everything about it, especially the roasted garlic. 🙂 Bookmarked!
Thanks Judy! I was thinking about the Super Bowl party myself! Have a great weekend!
What a great idea! The flavor of the chipotle and the lime sounds wonderful! This is a must try. Thank you MJ!
Thanks Tessa! The difference the lime made was pretty amazing and the chipotle was just a must. 🙂
Wish I could have been there for the pea fight!! Awesome. With the four of you and my 9 siblings, there could have been some serious black-eyes out there ;-).
This is a delightful and inventive recipe MJ. I appreciate coming across new ingredients for dips and your characteristic New Mexican flare is shining right through in this one – love the chipotle and the roasted garlic – wow! that alone would have me signing up. I have to investigate the chipotle powder angle. I have not come across it here yet but have not specifically looked for it (I tend to use the chiles in adobo sauce but they’re so darn hot that I’d love to use the powder on occasion). This does sound absolutely delicious Mj!
With the ten of you we could have made quite a mess not to mention having gotten the job done A LOT faster! 🙂 I’m not sure about Canada but Chipotle powder can be found in any ethnic section of a grocery store here. I get mine at the Mexican market. I agree about chipotle in adobo – they’re pretty hot! Of course the powder can be pretty hot too if you over do it. You have to be careful of not breathing it in. It can choke you. It does me anyway. Thanks for your comments Kelly and hope you’re having a great weekend!
Thanks for the tip about the powder MJ – I will look out for it and you’re right, we sometimes don’t realize how potent these ingredients can be – even on the level of breathing them in (the worst is when I get residual oil on my fingers and then slide my index finger in my eye to remove my contact lenses – OUCH!!).
What a wonderful winter dip idea! It looks at least as tempting as Skippin’ Jenny. And the roasted garlic’s addition sounds wonderful. I simply must try to make something similar (although am not sure if I can find black-eyed-peas here).
Thanks Sissi! You could use easily substitute the peas with beans like pinto or even black beans. Oh Yum – I bet black beans would be great!
Thanks for the advice!
Just hand me a tortilla… or some pita bread… I’m going in. 🙂 I love a good dip.
PS… 5 bushels of beans…holy cow! Have a great weekend my friend. 🙂