Quinoa Black Bean Salad

Posted 11/23/08 by Donna
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Venues:	Pasta & Grains Produce & All Things Green Spices & Herbs
Categories:	Cayenne Pepper Cilantro Fruit Other Grains Vegetables
Sub Categories:	Beans of All Kinds Citrus Fruit Onion Family Other Peppers Tropical Fruits
Keywords:	vegetarian, gluten free, wheat free, Quinoa, black bean
Servings:	6-8

Description:

Vegetarian, wheat free, Gluten Free, High protein salad

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked Quinoa

1 mango peeled, seeded and cubed

1 red pepper chopped

1 bunch scallions chopped

1 can black beans rinsed

1/2 cup cilantro chopped

1/2 cup flat leaf parsley chopped

1 whole lemon - juiced

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 tablespoon Olive oil

Preparation:

Prepare Quinoa according to package directions (usually 1 part quinoa to 2 parts liquid) I like vegetable broth. Rinse quinoa if necessary, combine with liquid and bring to boil. Reduce heat cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Fluff with a fork and let cool.

In a separate bowl combine mango, black beans, scallions, and red pepper. Add salt, cayenne, lemon juice and olive oil, cooled cooked Quinoa, . Toss together and serve chilled or room temperature.

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Apr. 27, 2010 10:45 am

SWIMFISCHER dishes...

LOVE Quinoa!... will give this recipe a shot this week

Jun. 15, 2009 08:33 pm

johnm dishes...

Seriously, this looks delicious. I'm going to give this a try. Right now. Gotta go.
JohnM

Jun. 15, 2009 11:46 am

StoryLady dishes...

Thank you for making this! I didn't even know how to pronounce Quinoa so I was completely intimidated by it. And you made it look so easy that I am definitely going to make it for the summer. Plus it's good for you!

Jan. 29, 2009 06:49 pm

Dr Crock dishes...

It looks delicious, Donna. Thanks for sharing it.

Dr. Crock