Black Eyed Pea Relish

Great side dish or appetizer. I am ALWAYS asked for this recipe whenever I serve it. This is a fusion recipe that has taken some tasty ingredients from many areas. Use a processor to make the chopping easy and fast. Seems like a lot of ingredients but most are just spices that are normal pantry staples. This goes together very quickly and is really easy to take to pot lucks or picnics. Stores and keeps really well too.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 20

Ingredients

• 2 (16 ounce) cans black-eyed peas, drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can  sweet corn or 2  cups frozen corn
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 1 (4 ounce) can black olives, chopped
• 1  large sweet onion, chopped
• 1  large tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1  large bell pepper, chopped
• 1  stalk celery, diced
• 1  hot pepper, diced fine, I use a jalapeno (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup  Italian dressing
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 1  tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1  tablespoon garlic powder
• 1  tablespoon ground cumin
• 1  teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1. Drain liquid from canned items and combine all ingredients.
2. Chill overnight or for several hours.
3. Serve with tortilla chips or pita chips.