Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Greens

These 11-ingredient Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Greens are a tasty, gluten-free, plant-based appetizer or snack. They are a fun spin on the Southern staple of black-eyed peas and greens for good luck in the new year.

These little Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Greens are comforting, tasty orbs that are filled to the brim with flavor.

Packed with warming spices as well as onions, ginger, and garlic, these Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Greens are enjoyable as a snack, appetizer, or even side dish for your New year’s meal.

For the last five years of this little blog, I have shared a fun twist on enjoying black-eyed peas and greens. And, this year, I am continuing that tradition with these spicy fritters.

Here in the south, black-eyed peas and greens are a New Year staple. Even though I have lived here since my college years, I didn’t really jump on that bandwagon for the longest time. That was, not until my mom moved here and decided to introduce black-eyed peas and greens into her New Year’s menu.

Ever since, I have tried to incorporate black-eyed peas and greens into a fun snack, appetizer, or side dish.

And, today I have these slightly crispy, flavor-packed, delightfully comforting, Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Greens.

What are the ingredients to make these Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Greens?

These Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Greens are made with 11 easy-to-find, budget-friendly, ingredients. And, they are:

1. Coriander
2. Smoked paprika
3. Turmeric
4. Cayenne
5. Potatoes
6. Onion
7. Garlic
8. Ginger
9. Black-eyed peas
10. Frozen spinach
11. Parsley

Tips to make these Fritters

• Fresh onion, ginger, and garlic add a bunch of flavor as well as nutrients to these fritters.
  
• I used frozen black-eyed peas as well as frozen spinach in this recipe. You could use canned black-eyed peas too. Just make sure to drain them and rinse them well before using them in this recipe. The other option would be to use dry black-eyed peas. If using dry black-eyed peas, then cook them first before using them in this recipe.
  
• I used boiled potatoes in these fritters. You could also use baked potatoes, but I have found that boiled potatoes are easier to mash and work best when I make fritters.
  

• All the ingredients, minus the potatoes, were sautéed together. Sautéing them softened the onions, ginger, garlic, helped the spices mingle and mix, as well as thawed out the frozen black-eyed peas and frozen spinach.
  
• These Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Greens can be air fried or baked. They do tend t be a bit more crispy when air-fried than when baked. However, you could also pan sauté these until golden.

These Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Greens are delicious served as an appetizer or snack while paired with some sweet chili sauce or mango chutney. They can also be served as a side to accompany your main New Years’ menu.

A few other black-eyed peas and greens recipes:

Black-Eyed Peas And Collard Greens Croquettes

Black Eyed Peas Collard Greens Curry

Black Eyed Peas & Greens Stuffed Buns

Vegan Black-Eyed Peas Recipe

Black-eyed Peas Greens Sausage Hash

Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Greens

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes minutes

Servings: 12

Author: Shashi

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These 11-ingredient Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Greens are a tasty, gluten-free, plant-based appetizer or snack. They are a fun spin on the Southern staple of black-eyed peas and greens for good luck in the new year.

Ingredients

• 3 tsp coriander
• 2 tap smoked paprika
• 1/2 tap turmeric
• 1 tsp Cayenne
• 3 medium potatoes cooked (approx 3 cups)
• 1 red onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 inch chunk of fresh ginger
• 1 cup frozen Black Eyed Peas
• 1 cup frozen spinach
• 2 tbsp Parsley
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• cooking spray

Instructions

• First off, boil the potatoes. When they are boiled, peel them and add them to a large bowl. Roughly mash them up and set them aside.
• Then, peel the onion, ginger, and garlic. Then, chop them all up as small as you can.
• Add the 2 tbsp of cooking oil to a pan and add in the onion, ginger, and garlic. Saute for about 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring often.
• Then, add in the frozen spinach and frozen black-eyed peas and stir well.
• Then add in the cayenne, coriander, smoked paprika, and turmeric and stir until all spices are incorporated well.
• Remove the pan from heat and add the mixture into the cooked potatoes and mix well.
• When the mixture is cool enough to handle, grab handfuls of mixture up. Shape into patties and place patties in an airfryer or a silpat lined baking tray.
• If Airfrying:
  Preheat air-fryer to 425 degrees, then place formed fritters on air-fryer tray and air-fry for 10 minutes. Open the air fryer, flip over the fritters, and air fry another 10 minutes.
• If Baking:
  Preheat oven to 400 degrees, place the formed fritters onto a Silpat-lined baking tray and bake for 10 minutes. Remove pan from oven, flip fritters over and bake for another 15 minutes. Let fritters cool completely before enjoying.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 93mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3g

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