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quinoa salad with black beans, avocado and cumin-lime dressing

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This is my kind of salad. Ive written before about how awesome grain salads are as a go-to lunch option in the warmer months. I like big batches of things. Soups in the winter, salads in the summer. Its easy.

Usually my grain salads lean towards Mediterranean avours but this one has a Mexican spin. Black beans, avocado, cilantro, and a cumin-lime dressing all lend it that character. The cherry tomatoes I just couldnt resist adding for a pop of juice and the red pepper adds sweetness and crunch. Make this up on a Sunday afternoon and eat it through the week for lunches, you know, when its 100F (38C) outside (really, Minneapolis?). Corn tortilla chips on the side are optional but denitely recommended. Same with a Mexican beer. Yum.

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Quinoa Salad with Black Beans, Avocado and Cumin-Lime Dressing serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 cup dry quinoa, rinsed 1 tbsp olive oil or coconut oil 1 3/4 cup water 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 avocado, chopped into chunks handful cherry tomatoes, quartered 1/2 red onion, diced 1 small clove garlic, minced 1 red bell pepper, chopped into chunks small handful cilantro, diced 1 limes, juiced 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tbsp olive oil salt, to taste Directions 1. Warm the olive/coconut oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once its hot add the rinsed quinoa and toast for about 2-3 minutes until it starts smelling nutty and lovely. Add water, stir once, cover, and simmer with a lid on for 20 minutes. 2. While the quinoa is cooking, prepare all other ingredients. Prepare the dressing by combining the lime juice, oil, cumin, and salt. Whisk it aggressively. Adjust seasoning as necessary. 3. When the quinoa has nished cooking, remove it from heat and uff with a fork. Add black beans and toss to warm them through. 4. Let the quinoa cool for about ve minutes and then add all the remaining ingredients, including the dressing, and mix. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve with tortilla chips and a refreshing, cold beer.

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Category: healthy food, recipe | Tags: gluten-free, grains, salad, vegetarian 19 comments

19 Responses to quinoa salad with black beans, avocado and cumin-lime dressing
1. dana @ my little celebration
June 8th, 2011 at 9:35 am Everybodys loving on Quinoa right now. Maybe I should a hint. Lovely recipe and pictures, as always [Reply]

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Jill
June 8th, 2011 at 9:36 am Wow, this looks delicious and refreshing. I love cilantro in recipes, I just wish we could grow it longer here in NC! Your food photos are fantastic. [Reply]

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Ashley L
June 8th, 2011 at 10:30 am This post has basically read my mind. Im also suffering through this ridiculous heat wave, and a healthy, light salad like this sounds ideal. Its nally time to get over my fear of cooking quinoa I guess! Thanks for the timely recipe! [Reply]

Angharad Reply:
June 8th, 2011 at 10:45 am

Its super easy! Very hard to mess up.and I should know :) [Reply]

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elise
June 10th, 2011 at 7:52 am citrus based quinoa dressings are such gems. this sounds delish. and the vibrant photos! makes me wanna lick the screenbefore 6 am? dont judge. [Reply]

Angharad Reply:
June 10th, 2011 at 9:40 am

No judging here. Ever. [Reply]

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Mike
July 8th, 2011 at 9:22 am This recipe looks unbelievable, Im gonna try it really soon. I recently wrote an article on the health benets of quinoa, check it out. http://www.theironyou.com/2011/03/more-on-quinoa.html Peace Mike @TheIronYou [Reply]

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Janel
August 9th, 2011 at 2:38 pm This looks really tasty and Im all for cooking ahead but how do you keep the avocado from turning brown during the week? [Reply]

Angharad Reply:
August 9th, 2011 at 3:31 pm

Hi Janel, thanks for your comment! The lime in the dressing does a pretty good job of keeping brownness at bay with all that citric acid. Some browning is probably inevitable after a few days but I dont personally nd that it affects the deliciousness of the salad plus its not usually around long enough in my house for it to really be a factor! Hope you enjoy it. Angharad [Reply]

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Mary Beth
August 20th, 2011 at 10:56 pm Your photos are so yummy looking! I love the addition of the cherry tomatoes! [Reply]

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Kirsten
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:10 pm Found your recipe pinned on Pinterest. Just nished eating a delicious bowl of your YUM-O recipe! Thank you soooo much for posting! I. cant. wait. to share this with my family for dinner tonight! Thinking of making homemade our tortilla chips to go with it :) [Reply]

Angharad Reply:
September 2nd, 2011 at 2:01 pm

Im so pleased you liked it! Its really great with tortilla chips how awesome are you making your own!? Enjoy :) [Reply]

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Tanoi V
September 26th, 2011 at 2:53 am I just got done making this, minus the avocados, for a party Im having tomorrow. Making it up to that point was great so that I could get some preparations done early. Ill admit I stole a small bowl of it, and I cant wait to get the nished product tomorrow! Its also awesome that I can offer a dish for my vegan friend that will be attending. Ill be serving it without the chips tomorrow, but Im sure its great either way.

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Tanoi V Reply:
September 26th, 2011 at 7:31 pm

Well, it was a HUGE hit! So glad you shared this recipe. [Reply]

Angharad Reply:
September 27th, 2011 at 2:51 pm

Oh hurray! Im so glad you and your party-goers liked it! [Reply]

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Veggienista
October 10th, 2011 at 11:01 pm Thank you!!! What an awesome vegan recipe! I am going to feature your post on my blog. This recipe is just perfect! [Reply]

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April
November 10th, 2011 at 2:55 pm Just nished making this recipe and I am in LOVE! So delicious! The cumin lime dressing is tastes wonderful. The only change I made was I used Trader Joes Harvest Grain blend (which has Israeli Couscous, Orzo, Baby Garbanzo beans, and Red Quinoa) instead of just using the quinoa. Thanks so much for another great recipe! [Reply]

Angharad Reply:
November 10th, 2011 at 10:08 pm

That sounds like such a good alternative, April! Id love to try it with a mix of grains. Thanks for sharing! [Reply]

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Ali
November 14th, 2011 at 1:05 pm Wow, this was super delicious!! I would highy recommend. I modifed slightly and used half the amount of red onion and added 3 green onions sliced thinly as I like the avor with quinoa. I also substituted yellow pepper instead of red due to availability. My salad looked just like your beautiful pictures. I brought it to work and shared with my co-workers who are raving about right now. Thank you for sharing!! [Reply]

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