Quinoa salad
Time to cook
40 minutes
Difficulty
Medium
Serves
2
A vibrant & nutritious salad made using quinoa, mixed veggies and fresh lime dressing all put together!
Ingredients
Quinoa
0.75 cup
Black Beans
0.75 cup
Corn Kernals
0.25 cup
Tomatoes
0.25 cup
Persian Cucumber
1 small
Jalapeno Peppers
0.5 Jalapeno
Red Onion
0.5 small
Red Bell Pepper
0.5 small
Avocado
0.25 Medium
Coriander Leaves
0.125 cup
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1.5 tbsp
Kosher Salt
0.5 Tsp
Lemon Juice
0.5 Lemon
Black Pepper Powder
0.5 tsp
Step-by-step instructions to cook
Prep
Boil the corn kernels, soaked black beans, and quinoa (separately) in salted water until cooked. Drain and set aside.
Dice the tomatoes and Persian cucumbers.
Chop the Jalapeno peppers, red onion, red bell pepper (capsicum), mango, avocado, and coriander leaves.
For the dressing, whisk together extra virgin olive oil, salt, lemon juice, and black pepper powder in a small bowl. Set aside.
Cooking
In a large bowl, combine cooked quinoa, cooked black beans, cooked corn kernels, tomatoes, cucumbers, Jalapeño peppers, red onion, red bell pepper (capsicum), avocado, and coriander leaves.
Pour the prepared dressing over the salad and mix well to coat everything evenly.
Chill and serve.
Nutrition information
(per serving)
Carbs
27.5
Proteins
7.3
Fats
5.9
Fiber
5.5
186
kcal
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