Name: Babi's Bean Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Dried black-eyed peas, soaked overnight - 1 ½ cups; Chopped celery, with leaves - ⅓ cup; Shredded carrot - 1 ½ cups; Chopped fresh parsley - ¾ cup; Chopped white onion - ½ cup; Chopped fresh mint - ⅛ cup; Olive oil - ¼ cup; Oranges, juiced - 2; Lemon, juiced - ½; Garlic clove, pressed - 1; Ground coriander - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Freshly ground black pepper - ⅛ teaspoon; Brown sugar - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Babi's Bean Salad

1. Dried black-eyed peas, soaked overnight 1 ½ cups

2. Chopped celery, with leaves ⅓ cup

3. Shredded carrot 1 ½ cups

4. Chopped fresh parsley ¾ cup

5. Chopped white onion ½ cup

6. Chopped fresh mint ⅛ cup

7. Olive oil ¼ cup

8. Oranges, juiced 2

9. Lemon, juiced ½

10. Garlic clove, pressed 1

11. Ground coriander ½ teaspoon

12. Salt ½ teaspoon

13. Freshly ground black pepper ⅛ teaspoon

14. Brown sugar 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Babi's Bean Salad

1 . Stage

Place the beans in a saucepan with enough water to cover them by one inch. Bring beans to a slow boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer until tender but not mushy (about 35 minutes). Set aside to cool.

2 . Stage

When the beans have cooled, place them in a large bowl. Add the celery, carrots, parsley, white onion, and mint; toss to blend.

3 . Stage

For dressing, blend olive oil, orange and lemon juice, garlic, coriander, salt, pepper, and brown sugar in a blender for 6 seconds. Transfer to a small saucepan, and simmer over low heat for five minutes. Remove from heat, and cool. Pour dressing over the bean salad, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.