This Southwest Quinoa Salad is deliciously tasty and really easy to make. With Mexican inspired ingredients of black beans, bell peppers, corn, cilantro, red onions, jalapeño chili and garlic chopped up and tossed in a flavorsome dressing made from limes, olive oil, cumin, chili powder, salt and black pepper. Colorful, healthy and a great side option to serve your guests.
To make Southwest Quinoa Salad, you will need the following ingredients:
Cook quinoa as per package instructions or cook quinoa with a ratio of 1 cup dry quinoa to 1.5 cups water. Bring to a boil and cook on low for 12 minutes. Once cooked, set aside for 5 minutes and fluff.
In a large salad bowl, mix the black beans, bell peppers, corn, cilantro, red onion, jalapeno, garlic, lime juice, olive oil, cumin, chili powder, salt and ground black pepper.
Add quinoa and toss to combine together.
Serve immediately or chill for about an hour and then serve.
A great healthy and beautiful salad to serve your guests is this simple Southwest Quinoa Salad with a Mexican touch! We’re on the search for beautiful salad bowl so try it and tag #cookmerecipes in your own pictures and posts online!
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