Piyaz

Description
The only part in this recipe (Piyaz - Turkish Black-eyed pea salad) that is time consuming is the peas. If you haven't got the time to boil the peas just buy canned peas (3 cans should do it).

Ingredients

 * ½ large red onion, grated or ground by hand with a bit of salt sprinkled on the onion
 * 2 cups black-eyed peas, soaked for 24hrs in salty water and boiled until done in the same water for soaking and drain well
 * 4 roma tomatoes, diced
 * ⅓ cup cilantro
 * 2 tablespoons dill weed (dry or fresh what ever is available)
 * 4 freshly squeezed lemons
 * 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
 * salt and black pepper
 * 1 teaspoon ground cumin
 * 1½ teaspoons sumac
 * 4-6 finely chopped garlic

Directions

 * 1) Toss all the ingredients together.
 * 2) Marinate for a few hours or 24hrs and serve.
 * 3) Great with barbequed salmon.