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Quinoa Black Bean Salad
Ready in: 1-2 hrs 
Difficulty: 3/5
INGREDIENTS:
1/3 cup quinoa
1 cup water
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 teaspoons lime juice
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon Fresh cilantro; finely chopped
2 tablespoons scallions, minced
1 can (15 oz size) Black beans; drained
2 cups tomatoes, diced
1 cup Bell peppers; diced
2 teaspoons Fresh green chiles; minced
1 dash each salt and pepper; to taste
DIRECTIONS:
Rinse the quinoa well in a sieve under cool running water. In a saucepan, bring water to boil, add quinoa, cover, and simmer on low heat until all of the water is absorbed and quinoa is tender, about 10-15 mins. Allow to cool for 15 mins.
In small bowl, combine oil, lime juice, cumin, coriander, cilantro and scallions. Stir in beans, tomatoes, peppers and chiles. Add cooled quinoa, and salt and pepper and combine thoroughly. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Garnish with lemon or lime wedges.
NUTRITION:
This Quinoa Black Bean Salad recipe from CDKitchen serves/makes 4
Recipe ID: 45528
REVIEWS:
Guest: guest 2010-08-11
Just made this salad today after trying it on Saturday. I love it and the recipe is simple.
Guest: Anonymous 2007-07-26
Very tasty and a wonderfully different salad. I added more cumin and cilantro, and added black pepper for a bit more distinctive taste.
