20 Healthy Salads #6 Lobia Salad - Black-Eyed Peas - Cowpea Salad

Lobia Salad



Ingredients:

Lobia / Black Eyed Peas- 1 cup
Cucumber (chopped) - 1 cup
Tomatoes (chopped) - 1/2 cup
Onion(chopped) - 1/4 cup
Coriander leaves (chopped) - 2 tbsp
Sunflower seeds/ peanuts - 1/4 cup
Olive Oil - 2 tbsp
Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Potatoes (boiled and cubed) - 1 cup

Method:

1. Soak the lobia for 3 to 4 hours.
  • 2. Wash the soaked lobia and add them to the Pressure cooker.
  • 3. Add 2 cups of water, 3/4 tsp salt and cook for 2-3 whistles 
  • 4. Let the pressure release on its own and then strain the lobia and keep it aside
  • 5. Dice boiled potatoes
  • 6. Finely chop onion, tomatoes, cucumber, and cilantro.
  • 7. In a mixing bowl add olive oil, lemon juice, 1/4 tsp salt, cumin powder and freshly ground black pepper powder and whisk together
  • 8. Add finely chopped onions, tomatoes, cucumber and potato cubes
  • 9. Mix it well so the salad dressing is coated well with the veggies.
  • 10. Now add boiled lobia, coriander leaves and some seeds.
  • 11. Mix everything well and serve the delicious lobia salad immediately.

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