Monday, September 8, 2014
Recipe Share: Southwestern Quinoa Salad
Quinoa Veggie Salad
The Stuff You Need:
·
3 cups cooked and cooled quinoa (tastes better if cooked in chicken broth
rather than water)
·
1 pint cherry tomatoes cut into
fourths or one regular and one
yellow tomato, cut small
·
1 (16 oz.) can of sweet corn or about 16 oz. of fresh cut from the
cob, if you have it
·
1 (16 oz.) can of black beans
(rinsed)
·
2 cloves garlic (finely minced)
·
½ red onion (finely diced) or four scallions (chopped small down through
the white stems)
·
1 yellow, red, or orange bell
pepper (finely diced)
·
1 large handful of finely chopped
cilantro or one large handful of
chopped basil – whichever herb you prefer is fine
·
2 ripe avocados (cut into small bite
sized chunks)
·
Salt and pepper to taste
·
2 limes
·
1 tbsp. honey
What To Do:
1)
Mix all ingredients together
except the avocado, honey and lime in a large bowl.
2)
Whisk together the juice of two
limes with a tablespoon of honey until the consistency is even.
3)
Open the avocados, cut them up
and put them on top of the salad, then pour the dressing over before tossing
everything together thoroughly. I recommend
doing the avocados last and then dressing them right away because they will
oxidize and turn brown quickly when exposed to air, the acid in the lime juice
keeps them from doing this, so you want to get them dressed ASAP after you’ve
got them out of their peels.
This recipe is an adaptation of one I found on the Rants from Mommyland blog, which is an absolutely endearing and
funny read whether you’ve got small children or have just been one at some time
in your life (it is linked at lower right if you’d like to see for yourself). I put in a lot of alternates so that it can
be customized per individual taste and preferences. Either way, it’s so healthy and tasty your
body will thank you for eating it!
Nutrition Info:
Serving Size:
1/8th of entire recipe
Calories Per Serving: 259
Calories From Fat: 71.2
Total Fat: 7.91g
Saturated Fat: 0.76g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 227.9mg (this will be more after you add salt
& pepper to taste)
Total Carbohydrate: 36.21g
Dietary Fiber: 5.75g
Sugars: 6.76g
Protein: 7.17g
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