How to add black-eyed peas to your diet: Hummus, burritos, Arabica, salads, hamburgers, stews, pilaf, vegetable soup

According to healthy eating trends and the principles of the Mediterranean diet, black-eyed beans are an excellent choice.

Researches have proven that eating black-eyed beans is healthy because these beans are rich in nutrients and prevent various problems like digestive problems, heart complications, obesity, lower risk of eye diseases, etc.

They also contain vitamins A, B, and C as well as being a source of calcium, iron, potassium and sodium.

Origin Greece

Nutritional information per 100g. Energy: 1321kJ/315kcal - Fat: 1.2g of which saturated: 0.01g - Carbohydrates: 43.7g of which sugars: 3.5g - Fiber: 26g - Protein: 19g - Salt: 0.01g

Recipe for black-eyed bean salad

Components:

275 g OLA BIO black-eyed beans

5 spring onions, thinly sliced

1 bunch of rocket, chopped

3-4 tbsp. chopped dill

2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

juice of 1 lemon

10-12 black olives

Salt Pepper

Instructions:

Wash and drain the beans.

1. In a pot, put the beans and enough cold water to cover them.

2. Put them on the fire and as soon as they boil, leave them for 10 minutes and strain the water.

3. Pour them back into the pot, with fresh water to cover them and salt, so that they harden and do not melt during boiling.

4. When they boil, lower the heat and cook until they soften, but not too much (about 20-30 minutes).

5. Strain the beans, reserving 5-6 soup spoons of their broth.

6. Put them in a large salad bowl together with the rest of the ingredients and the reserved stock and mix well.

Serve immediately, or after they cool down a bit