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Quinoa Salad with Kale, Corn, and Black Beans
Course
Salad
Prep Time
20
minutes
Total Time
20
minutes
Servings
4
Author
www.monicaswanson.com
Ingredients
I double this for our family
3
cups
cooked quinoa
1 1/2 cups uncooked
1
cup
fresh kale
torn into bite-size pieces
1
cup
corn
frozen, or fresh
1
cup
black beans
drained and rinsed
optional 1-2 cooked chicken breasts, diced.
optional 1/2 cup cheddar cheese (or your choice) cut into small cubes or shredded.
2
medium tomatoes
chopped.
1/4
cup
extra virgin olive oil
or according to taste--add a little at a time and check texture and flavor
2
T.
cup lime or lemon juice
1
tsp.
garlic powder
1
tsp
salt
or to taste--usually takes a bit more for mine.
1/2
tsp.
pepper
or to taste--
*optional
add chopped veggies like onion, red or green pepper.
Instructions
Cook quinoa according to package directions (I sometimes cook it in chicken or veggie broth)
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, combining well.
Add the salt, pepper, and olive oil according to taste. I like a lot of lime juice so I add a bit extra of that as well.
ENJOY!!