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:
- Coriander
- Smoked paprika
- Turmeric
- Cayenne
- Potatoes
- Onion
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Black-eyed peas
- Frozen spinach
- 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
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 Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 181Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 0mgSodium 93mgCarbohydrates 29gFiber 6gSugar 3gProtein 6g
Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and should be considered an approximation only. Savory Spin makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information. Please do consult a professional nutritionist for more accurate information. Please do keep in mind that prep times, cooking times, etc, are provided as guidelines as there are so many variables at play.
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John / Kitchen Riffs
Wednesday 5th of January 2022
Neat idea! Love black-eyed peas, but have never had them in fritter form. I will, though. Thanks! And Happy New Year!
Gina
Friday 31st of December 2021
What a fun new way to enjoy black eyed peas! This is such a great twist!
Biana
Friday 31st of December 2021
These black eyed pea fritters looks delicious! What a great recipe for New Year's.