How to make a healthy quinoa salad

A healthy and flavorful quinoa recipe. Found this recipe on the Internet and have been making it regularly ever since. I don't remember the source. This recipe serves MANY. You may want to 1/2 it.

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Gather all your supplies and get ready to start!

Gather all your supplies and get ready to start!

Add the quinoa and water and cook over medium heat until all water is absorbed.

Add the quinoa and water and cook over medium heat until all water is absorbed.

Keep an eye on it and stir a few times while cooking. Make sure you cover the quinoa with  a lid and remove lid only to stir. This takes appx. 15-20 minutes. I chop all my ingredients meanwhile.

Keep an eye on it and stir a few times while cooking. Make sure you cover the quinoa with a lid and remove lid only to stir. This takes appx. 15-20 minutes. I chop all my ingredients meanwhile.

Start chopping away......

Start chopping away......

Rinse corn and black beans.

Rinse corn and black beans.

Looks like all the water has been absorbed. Make sure you remove the lid and set aside.

Looks like all the water has been absorbed. Make sure you remove the lid and set aside.

Place all chopped ingredients in a bowl. They look pretty,  don't they? :-) I did decide to add a red pepper for color once I mixed all ingredients.

Place all chopped ingredients in a bowl. They look pretty, don't they? :-) I did decide to add a red pepper for color once I mixed all ingredients.

Gather all your chopped ingredients, corn and black beans.

Gather all your chopped ingredients, corn and black beans.

Don't forget the lime juice!

Don't forget the lime juice!

It's starting to look delicious!\ud83d\ude0b

It's starting to look delicious!😋

.....or the quinoa!

.....or the quinoa!

Lastly, add the olive oil, salt and cumin. I was out of olive oil, but what I had on hand did the job.

Lastly, add the olive oil, salt and cumin. I was out of olive oil, but what I had on hand did the job.

Here are all the ingredients before mixing it all together.

Here are all the ingredients before mixing it all together.

Now it's time to enjoy a healthy, flavorful salad! You can use this in wraps or scoop it up with chips (baked, lol \ud83d\ude09). The possibilities are endless!

Now it's time to enjoy a healthy, flavorful salad! You can use this in wraps or scoop it up with chips (baked, lol 😉). The possibilities are endless!

  • 2.0c Quinoa
  • 3.0c Water
  • 1.0bnch Cilantro
  • 1.0 Red pepper
  • 1.0 Green pepper
  • 1/4c Olive oil
  • 3.0 Large tomatoes
  • 3.0 Limes
  • 5.0 Cloves of garlic
  • 1.0Tbsp Cumin
  • 1.0tsp Salt
  • 1.0 Jalapeño pepper
  • 1.0 Can of corn
  • 1.0 Can of black beans
  • 1/2 Onion