As promised, I am sharing a recipe for Quinoa Black Bean Salad. It is healthy and delicious. I like to serve it with tortilla chips and eat it as a dip or add it to our tacos and burritos. If I’m just making this for my family, I cut the amounts listed below in half and have plenty for 2 adults and 3 small children to eat with some to spare.
Quinoa Black Bean Salad
1 cup uncooked Quinoa
2 cups chicken broth
8 green onions chopped
Combination of red, yellow, green and orange bell peppers – 1 each seeded and chopped small
1/2 to 1 cup cilantro – chopped fine
1 1/2 cups frozen corn (thawed)
2 (15 oz) cans Black Beans – drained and rinsed
1 can Mexican spiced diced tomatoes – drained well
1-2 avocadoes (diced)
Dressing:
3 TBS Olive Oil
2 TBS fresh lime juice
1 tsp Red Wine Vinegar
1 tsp cumin
Garlic, Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:
Bring chicken broth to a boil in a 2 quart sauce pan. Stir in Quinoa. Bring to a boil and then simmer until liquid is absorbed about 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool.
In a large bowl add all of the veggies. Add the cooled quinoa. Mix together the dressing mix. Pour over the salad – toss lightly.
Serve with tortilla chips as a dip or as a topping for tacos and burritos.
Christine says
Oh, wow! What a powerhouse meal! Quinoa and Black Beans are so healthy and filling! I will have to make this for my mom, she loves both of those ingredients. 🙂 Thanks also for linking up at the Super Sunday Stumble! I’ve stumbled this page and also put you in a G+ circle. We’d love to have you link up again this week!
Nicole says
Hi Christine! Thanks for stopping by. I hope you and your mom enjoy the recipe. It’s one of my favorite things to make with quinoa. I’ll head over and stumble some pages on the linky tonight. Thanks for the reminder about the hop. 🙂
Sarah says
As vegetarians, quinoa is a staple of our diet. It’s a great source of protein and absorbs as kinds of flavors. Red quinoa is even more flavorful if you haven’t tried it. Also veg. broth can be used for vegetarians. Thanks, shared and stumbled!
Nicole says
Hi Sarah, Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. I haven’t tried the red quinoa yet, I’ll have to do that. I like that this recipe could easily be perfect for vegans too if they substitute the veg. broth for the chicken broth. I appreciate the share and stumble! Hope you like the recipe if you make it. – Nicole
Lorrie (pinklady705) says
Thank you for posting this recipe, I love quinoa, but need recipes for it.
Nicole says
You’re welcome. I have been trying to find quinoa recipes that we like to eat – it’s been harder than I thought. But this one is so similar to salsa and dips we are used to eating, you really don’t notice much different. I have learned that cooking quinoa with broth instead of water makes a big difference (it tastes better!).