BBQ Sides Veggie

Soul In Your Sauce Quinoa Salad

Soul In Your Sauce Quinoa Salad

Recipe by adminCourse: Veggie
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes
Calories

300

kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water

  • 1 cup  quinoa (soak in cold water previously)

  • 3 cans black beans 15 oz cans rinsed and drained

  • 3 cups corn fresh or frozen

  • 1/2 large red onion diced

  • 3 stalks celery chopped

  • 1 red bell pepper chopped

  • 4 cloves garlic pressed

  • 3/4 C Olive oil

  • 6T  fresh lemon juice

  • 1.5 C Chopped cilantro

  • 2 T of Cumin

  • 1 T of your favorite vinegar-based hot sauce (I love Valentina) you can use more

  • 3T salt or season salt or Goya Adobo

Directions

  • Bring water to the boil with some salt.  Add quinoa to a boil.  
  • Simmer covered for 20 minutes and fluff with fork.  
  •  Meanwhile, combine beans, corn, red onion, celery and bell pepper in a large bowl and mix well.
  • Mix garlic oil, lemon juice, cilantro, cumin, hot sauce, and salt and blend with immersion blender.  Let sit for 15 minutes while quinoa is cooking and cooling.
  • Pour dressing over quinoa and bean mixture and let marinate for at least 8 hours in the refrigerator.  Overnight works well.

One thought on “Soul In Your Sauce Quinoa Salad

  1. Hey Spencer – was reading about quinoa that Jeremiah attached on his fb post and I’m intrigued. This recipe sound delicious, but I cannot have legumes or corn…. do you have a suggestion for a substitute? So happy you shared … will try the other recipes.

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