Quinoa Salad with Black Beans
This Quinoa Salad with Black Beans recipe is a fresh and tasty lunch or side dish, loaded with vegetables, and high in fiber and plant based protein! This is a great recipe for hearty meal prep during the week and is vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free.
Servings: 8
Calories: 216kcal
Cost: $1
Ingredients
- 3 cups white quinoa cooked
- 1/4 cup roasted red peppers chopped
- 2 large carrots diced
- 1 avocado peel removed and diced
- 1/2 cup sweet corn
- 2 cups kale chopped
- 1 14 ounce can black beans
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 limes juiced
- 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the cooked quinoa, bell pepper, carrots, corn, avocado, and kale.
- Open can of black beans and drain over a colander in the sink. Rinse the beans, drain them, and add them to the quinoa salad.
- In a pint sized mason jar add the olive oil, lime juice, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes. Shake thoroughly, and pour over salad.
- Mix all together and taste and adjust seasonings, adding more salt and pepper if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 232mg | Potassium: 430mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4360IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 2mg