Quinoa Salad with Black Beans
This Quinoa Salad with Black Beans recipe is a fresh and healthy lunch or side dish, loaded with vegetables, and high in fiber and plant based protein! This is a great recipe for healthy meal prep during the week and is vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free.
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 olive oil
- 3 limes juiced
- 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground Tellicherry 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.
Notes
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Calories: 216kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 232mgPotassium: 430mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 4360IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 2mg
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