Out of all the salads I have made lately (Spicy Millet Salad, Sweet Potato Salad) #1 couldn’t get enough of this quinoa salad. Usually he and Hubbs aren’t big fans of quinoa. I have no idea why. It’s such a great and versatile whole grain. If you haven’t become best friends with quinoa it’s about time you have. I’ll just name a few reasons why:
1. Quinoa taste great even by itself. Millet not so much…
2. Out of all the other whole grains quinoa has one of the highest amounts of protein.
- 1 cup (170g) uncooked Quinoa
- 3 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 3 Scallions (cleaned, ends removed and diced)
- 1 small Red Bell Pepper (diced)
- 1 cup Kidney Beans (rinsed and drained)
- 1/2 cup Sweet Corn (fresh or canned)
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon Thyme (dried)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- a small bunch of Chives (optional, for garnish)
- Rinse Quinoa to remove any bitterness.
- Place uncooked Quinoa in 2 1/2 times the amount of boiling water (2 1/2 cups) and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Fluff Quinoa with fork. Add vinegar and olive oil. Let cool for 15 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients.Mix well and serve cold.
Southwest Quinoa Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup 170g uncooked Quinoa
- 3 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 3 Scallions cleaned, ends removed and diced
- 1 small Red Bell Pepper diced
- 1 cup Kidney Beans rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup Sweet Corn fresh or canned
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon Thyme dried
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- a small bunch of Chives optional, for garnish
Instructions
- Rinse Quinoa to remove any bitterness.
- Place uncooked Quinoa in 2 1/2 times the amount of boiling water (2 1/2 cups) and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Fluff Quinoa with fork. Add vinegar and olive oil. Let cool for 15 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients.Mix well and serve cold.
Recipe Notes
1) People tend to all cook quinoa differently. The way I have described above is how I've cooked quinoa perfect each time. However, if you have a different method that brings you the same result feel free to continue doing it your way :) 2) This salad is on the mild side since it is something #1 loves to eat. I sometimes like to add a bit of cayenne pepper or hot sauce to liven it up a bit.
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