Mouthwatering Southwestern Quinoa Black Bean Salad

One downfall to quinoa is that it is bland! Sure, it’s good for me, but who cares if I’m not going to eat it? My kids eat it with a bit of honey drizzled on top, but I need a little more oomph to tempt my taste buds. Thus I found a more flavorful way to enjoy this little wonder-seed: Southwestern Quinoa Black Bean Salad.

Mouthwatering Southwestern Quinoa Black Bean Salad

Phoebe Green

Love quinoa salad so much? Here's a new recipe to try this delicious recipe for Southwestern quinoa black bean salad.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 2 people

Calories 959 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 1 cup quinoa cooked according to package directions
• 1 cup black beans cooked
• 1 medium red bell pepper chopped
• ¼ cup cilantro chopped
• 4 sprigs green onions finely chopped
• 1 medium lime
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pinch salt

Instructions

 

• Cook quinoa as directed. It looks like this when done:
• Cut lime and squeeze all the juice into a small bowl.
• Add honey and olive oil to the lime juice and stir together until well mixed.
• Pour liquid over the quinoa and add the beans, chopped onion, and pepper. Stir together, salt to taste, and there you go.

Nutrition

Calories: 959kcalCarbohydrates: 150gProtein: 34gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gSodium: 38mgPotassium: 2170mgFiber: 24gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 2282IUVitamin C: 91mgCalcium: 195mgIron: 10mg

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