Name: Black Bean Quinoa Salad Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked quinoa; 2 cups water or broth; 2 Roma tomatoes; 1 ripe avocado; 15 oz black beans; 12 oz corn; 1 bell pepper; ¼ cup green onion; 1 jalapeno pepper; ⅓ cup cilantro; For Dressing:; ¼ cup Vegetable Oil; 1½ tbsp lime juice; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp cumin; ¼ tsp garlic powder; ½ tbsp red wine vinegar; ⅛ tsp salt; ¼ tsp pepper

Black Bean Quinoa Salad Recipe

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
⅓cupcilantro,chopped

For Dressing:

¼cupvegetable oil
1½tbsplime juice
1tspsugar
1tspcumin
¼tspgarlic powder
½tbspred wine vinegar
⅛tspsalt
¼tsppepper

Instructions

Cook quinoa according to package directions and allow to cool.
Combine quinoa, tomatoes, avocado, black beans, corn, bell pepper, green onion, jalapeno and cilantro in a large bowl.
In a small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients and mix well. Pour over vegetables and toss to coat. Add quinoa and combine.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.