
How To Make Black Bean Quinoa Salad
Quinoa provides an additional texture and protein content for this black bean-based quinoa salad. It’s a flavorful and easy-to-make entree or side dish.
Preparation: 30 minutes
Cooking:
Total: 30 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupuncooked quinoa
- 2cupswater or broth
- 2Roma tomatoes,diced
- 1ripeavocado,diced
- 15ozblack beans
- 12ozcorn
- 1bell pepper,diced
- ¼cupgreen onion,diced
- 1jalapeno pepper,seeded and diced
- â…“cupcilantro,chopped
For Dressing:
- ¼cupvegetable oil
- 1½tbsplime juice
- 1tspsugar
- 1tspcumin
- ¼tspgarlic powder
- ½tbspred wine vinegar
- â…›tspsalt
- ¼tsppepper
Instructions
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Cook quinoa according to package directions and allow to cool.
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Combine quinoa, tomatoes, avocado, black beans, corn, bell pepper, green onion, jalapeno and cilantro in a large bowl.
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In a small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients and mix well. Pour over vegetables and toss to coat. Add quinoa and combine.
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Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 411.64kcal
- Fat:Â 13.46g
- Saturated Fat:Â 1.49g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.06g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 8.14g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.92g
- Carbohydrates:Â 59.76g
- Fiber:Â 12.98g
- Sugar:Â 5.72g
- Protein:Â 16.83g
- Sodium:Â 53.45mg
- Calcium:Â 89.92mg
- Potassium:Â 1239.98mg
- Iron:Â 4.36mg
- Vitamin A: 40.67µg
- Vitamin C:Â 30.26mg
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