Today I want to share with you another fantastic salad recipe which is herbed quinoa and kidney bean salad.
I can hardly call it a salad cause this is a flavorful, refreshing and protein packed meal that be served as a nutritious healthy lunch of a light dinner. The flavors of cilantro and mint go so well together and make this dish irresistibly good.
Bring a pot with 2 cups of water to a boil. Add quinoa, cover, lower the heat and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes or until almost all the liquid is absorbed. Switch off the heat and let it sit for another 5-10 minutes. Then fluff quinoa with a fork and let it cool down.
Make simple vinaigrette dressing by whisking together lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, salt and black pepper.
When ready, mix quinoa with kidney beans, onion, tomatoes, herbs and the dressing.
Serve right away or let it chill in the fridge first. Bon appétit.
PrintHerbed Quinoa and Kidney Bean Salad
Flavorful, refreshing and protein packed herbed quinoa and kidney bean salad.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Salad, Lunch
- Cuisine: International, Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 C quinoa
- 1 1/2 C cooked kidney beans
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped
- 1 large tomato, diced (1 C)
- handful of mint leaves, chopped
- bunch of cilantro, chopped
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a pot with 2 cups of water to a boil. Add quinoa, cover, lower the heat and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes or until almost all the liquid is absorbed. Switch off the heat and let it sit for another 5-10 minutes. Then fluff quinoa with a fork and let it cool down.
- Make simple vinaigrette dressing by whisking together lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, salt and black pepper.
- When ready, mix quinoa with kidney beans, onion, tomatoes, herbs and the dressing.
- Serve right away or let it chill in the fridge first. Bon appétit.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 recipe
- Calories: 331
- Sugar: 3.2g
- Sodium: 179mg
- Fat: 10.3g
- Saturated Fat: 1.4g
- Carbohydrates: 48.6g
- Fiber: 10.6g
- Protein: 13.6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
