"Match Made In Heaven" Nuts And Peas

1. 1

   Soak the peas in cold filtered water overnight, or at least for several hours. Rinse with cold filtered water to rid the peas of any impurities.

2. 2

   Soak the mint leaves in cold filtered water, salted with the sea salt or kosher salt, for a half hour, and rinse afterwards with cold filtered water.

3. 3

   Bring the black-eyed peas to a boil, then simmer over a reduced flame for one hour or until the black-eyed peas are cooked through. Pour the peas over a colander and let stand.

4. 4

   Chop the mint leaves and add them to the peas.

5. 5

   Dice the onion into very small cubes and add to the pea-mint leaves mixture.

6. 6

   Apply the lemon-olive oil dressing to the pea-mint leaves mixture.

7. 7

   Add the pecans, mixing thoroughly, and serve.

8. 8

   Squeeze the lemons, straining the liquid to eliminate any seeds.

9. 9

   Whisk the lemon juice and olive oil to achieve a fine emulsion.

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