Southwestern Quinoa Salad

Name: Southwestern Quinoa Salad
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp adobo seasoning; 1 Tbsp butter; 425 grams black beans, drained; 473 milliliters chicken broth; 59 milliliters chopped cilantro; 237 milliliters corn; 118 milliliters feta cheese; 118 milliliters diced green bell pepper; 118 milliliters fresh lime juice, or to taste; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 237 milliliters quinoa; 118 milliliters diced red onion; 2 Tbsps red wine vinegar; 8 servings salt and black pepper to taste; 1 large tomato, diced

Southwestern Quinoa Salad might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 229 calories, 9g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have feta cheese, onion, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Rinse the quinoa thoroughly under cold water, and drain. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir the quinoa until the water has evaporated and the quinoa is lightly toasted, about 3 minutes.

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Butter

Quinoa

Water

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Sauce Pan

Pour in the chicken broth, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the quinoa has absorbed all the broth, about 10 minutes. Cool quinoa in refrigerator at least 10 minutes.

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Broth

Quinoa

Mix together green pepper, red onion, corn, black beans, cilantro, tomato, lime juice, red wine vinegar, olive oil, adobo seasoning, and feta cheese in a large salad bowl. Lightly stir in the quinoa, and season with salt, pepper, and additional lime juice to taste, if desired. Chill the salad at least 30 minutes before serving; serve cold.

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Red Wine Vinegar