Dressing;
4 tablespoons fresh lime juice or juice of 2 limes
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 minced garlic clove
1/3 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon fresh minced cilantro
mix all ingredients together and set aside
Salad Mix
1 cup quinoa(cook according to package directions)
14 oz. can black beans drained and rinsed
1 red bell pepper chopped
1/4 cup cilantro finely chopped
2 green onions chopped
1 1/2 cups fresh corn(I sliced mine off the cobb)
1 small avocado chopped
Cook quinoa and allow to cool. Combine all other ingredients. Add quinoa once it has cooled. Stir in dressing and serve.
The only changes I made to the recipe was to add more green onions and I also chopped up 2 jalapeno peppers and added them to the mixture. I like spice!!
The salad will keep well for lunches, in fact, it's probably better the second day as the flavors have had time to mingle. The salad is also wonderful on a bed of your favorite lettuce. Maybe add some sliced avocado and sliced tomatoes and you'll have a wonderful main dish salad.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did if you give it a try.
Rhonda
That looks delicious, however, I have yet to try quinoa. After looking at your dish... I must try it.
ReplyDeleteIt really is good and so good for you. Hope you do give it a try :)
DeleteAwe....I'm so glad that you and hubby enjoyed it. Like you I add jalapeños too....almost suggested this since your a Texas gal too.
ReplyDeleteA good Texas girl can't sit down to eat without her peppers ;) Thanks so much for the recipe. It's a great one!
DeleteLooks so yummy! The fresh corn available here in Oregon is perfect right now, so I'm going to try this recipe this week! Thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteI cut my corn tight off of the Cobb and didn't cook it. While the corn is especially fresh and sweet, it's great raw. Hope you enjoy the salad.
DeleteJust had this for dinner!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to Eat to Live and this salad fits the bill perfectly - left out the salt and olive oil. I also left out the corn (carbs!) and I only had a can of black eyed peas in the cupboard. But I added Little Gem lettuce and chopped tomatoes and like yourself, I added chopped green chilli. Lovely and I couldn't eat it all!
PS. and just to make sure?
Green onions = scallions
Cilantro = coriander
Jalapenos = chilli
Thank you Rhonda, these recipes are really useful.
You are truly the mother of invention😊
DeleteYou have the equivalents correct. Jalapeños are a chili, just a certain type. As long as you're looking for a bit of spice, whatever you typically like will be fine. Glad you enjoyed it.
Made this last night to serve tonight (so it could meld in the fridge). Good! before serving, squeezed more fresh lime on top. MMM-even better! Only thing, should have halved the recipe--will be eating for several days. Of course I may have messed up on the quinoa. I cooked a full cup of dry so it made lots and lots of cooked. Whatever, I still like it and will make again (just not so much). thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI actually measured a dry cup of quinoa too. It does make up a good bit, but I knew we would enjoy it for lunch during the week. If you use less quinoa, you'll have a little more of a vegetable salad, and that's fine too :) Glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteI'll just half the whole recipe so all the ingredient amounts will still be proportionate. DH seldom eats lunch so that's why I need to reduce the whole amount. ;)
DeleteSounds like a good plan :)
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