Add a lil KiCK to your meals this Memorial Day weekend

Memorial Day Weekend has me longing for big batches of food to share with friends!  
I am going to be making up a few salads to take to a friend's river house this weekend. 

Here's one of my new favorites : 
Black Eyed Pea Salad

You can use whatever you have on hand, but I love to add in jalapenos and lots of cilantro

• 15 oz black eyed peas (i like to buy them dried)  soak overnight and simmer on the stove until they are cooked to your preference
• 1 chopped green bell pepper
• 1 -2 chopped red/yellow bell peppers
• cilantro... lots and lots of cilantro.   
• jalapenos !  for some heat 

toss it all in a big bowl & then whip up this dressing to pour over the top

• 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper

Let the salad marinate for a few hours so that all the flavors soak in.  Enjoy!
you can do this one.  easy breezy.