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Southwest Quinoa Salad
by
Mariam
(IC: instagram)
4 Servings
20 min
I’ve always had mixed feelings about salad. Don’t get me wrong, I love the taste of salads and always like a good opportunity to get my veggies in, but I’ve struggled to make them filling as a lunch for myself, especially with long, busy grad school days.
This quinoa salad is super fresh and perfect either as a side or on its own. The best part is that you really can just throw all of the prepped ingredients together and go, which is awesome for those weeks where you need to meal prep. I usually like to pair it with grilled chicken and avocado to fill me up, and it has a lot of good ingredients that I think you’ll like too!
It stores perfectly in an airtight container in the fridge!
Southwest Quinoa Salad
Recipe details
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 1-15 oz. can of corn, drained and rinsed
- 1-15 oz. can of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/3 cup of quinoa, uncooked
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 1/2 cup of bell pepper
- Handful of parsley, finely chopped
- 1 small head of romaine lettuce, chopped
For the Dressing
- The juice of one lemon
- 1-2 tbs of olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- A sprinkle of red pepper flakes
Instructions
For the Salad
- Cook the quinoa according to package instructions and set aside to cool
- In a large container, combine the corn, black beans, tomato, bell pepper, parsley, lettuce and cooled quinoa.
For the Dressing
- In a small bowl, mix together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes
- Add to your salad and enjoy!
Tips
- Add grilled chicken or avocado for an extra, filling protein source!
- Add in a diced jalapeño pepper if you're looking for something spicier!
- Top with broken tortilla chips for an extra crunch!
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Published August 11th, 2020 9:44 AM
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