This is a simple quinoa salad with corn, avocado and black beans, that's great for a lunch or a light dinner. I like the grape tomatoes in this one, but feel free to use whatever you have on hand.
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Red Quinoa Salad with Corn, Avocado and Black Beans
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
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- 1 cup red quinoa
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 can black beans, 15 ounces
- 1 ½ cups corn, frozen, roasted if available; thawed
- 1 avocado, ripe, cut into ½ inch chunks
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup cilantro , chopped
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 lime, juice from ½ to 1 lime
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa in cold water before cooking. Add quinoa and broth to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook until liquid is absorbed, about 10-15 minutes. While quinoa is cooking prepare other ingredients.
- When quinoa is done cooking, remove the pan from heat and add the remaining ingredients. Toss well and serve
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 406
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 487
- Fat: 14
- Carbohydrates: 47
- Fiber: 8
- Protein: 9
- Cholesterol: 0
Benyue
I'm about making the quinoa salad I hope it taste great.
red quinoa
This looks great, I haven't added avocado yet to my quinoa adventures but after seeing this I will definitely give it a try.
Thank you.