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    Quinoa Salad Recipe with Black Beans and Lime Vinaigrette

    by Patti Estep · Jul 2, 2015

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    Quinoa salad with veggie and black beans in a white bowl with text and fresh limes

    Here's a great quinoa salad recipe with black beans and a lime vinaigrette dressing. Try this new grain considered one of the healthiest foods in the world.

    Quinoa salad in bowl with limes, cabbage and orange pepper on the side

    Have you tried Quinoa yet? I have been trying to cut my sugar intake lately and found this new grain (new to me), quite delicious and fulfilling to eat.

    Quinoa, unlike wheat, is full of nutritious benefits. It's considered to be a complete protein, offers hearty healthy fat, and more vitamin E than other grains.

    Quinoa Salad with Black Beans and Lime Vinaigrette

    Interestingly, it really isn't a grain at all. Quinoa has been labeled a grain due to the fact that we eat it like wheat, oats, and barley. However, botanically it falls under the same plant families as spinach, swiss chard, and beets.

    Originating in South America, this tasty dish became popular when the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations proclaimed 2013 The International Year of the Quinoa.

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    Quinoa salad with black beans, cabbage and peppers

    You can find quinoa in most grocery stores, typically in an off white color and sometimes red or black. It cooks just like rice or couscous.

    Quinoa is great in a cold dish like this salad but I have also enjoyed using it in hot dishes to make a Caprese Quinoa Bake and a Power Grain Bowl.

    If you haven't tried it yet I highly recommend it. 

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    Quinoa Salad with Black Beans and Lime Vinaigrette

    Quinoa Salad with Black Beans and Lime Vinaigrette

    Here’s a great quinoa salad recipe with black beans and a lime vinaigrette dressing. Try this new grain considered one of the healthiest foods in the world.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Additional Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 45 minutes mins
    Course Recipes
    Cuisine Salad
    Servings 12 servings
    Calories 101 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups cook quinoa
    • 1 cup canned black beans drained and rinsed
    • 1 cup red cabbage chopped
    • 1/2 cup red onion finely diced
    • 1 cup diced red and yellow pepper
    • juice of 2 limes
    • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
    • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
    • 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
    • pinch of hot pepper flakes optional

    Instructions
     

    • Combine quinoa, beans, cabbage, onion and peppers in a large bowl.
    • Add chopped herbs, pepper flakes and salt
    • Add in lime juice and olive oil
    • Mix well
    • Serve immediately or refrigerate.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 101kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 3gFat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 155mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4g

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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