Vegan Southwest Quinoa Salad Recipe
My sister submitted this fabulous Quinoa Salad, I’m not sure where she found it but it looks and sounds yummy!
Zippy, crunchy and bursting with flavor! This easy-to-make salad is always a hit at summer picnics. Goes great with black bean burgers or just by itself!
The salad ingredients can be adjusted to personal preference. You can add red or white onion in place of green. Put olives in. Add other vegetables such as carrots or zucchini. Substitute other types of beans. Use your imagination and enjoy!
Vegan Southwest Quinoa Salad Recipe
A delicious and easy salad recipe
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 198kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups Quinoa
- One can black beans drained
- Raw kernels from 1 large ear of corn or one can whole kernel corn drained
- ¾ to 1 bunch cilantro chopped depending on how much you want
- 3 to 4 whole green onions chopped
- 1 tomato chopped fine
- 1 bell pepper chopped (any color)
- 3 cups vegetable broth or water broth makes a richer flavor than water
- Dressing Ingredients
- 3 to 4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 Tbsp red wine or apple cider vinegar
- 1 to 2 Tbsp cumin depending on how much you like
- Salt to taste
- 1 to 2 Tbsp chili powder
- Dash of garlic
Instructions
- Cook quinoa in water or broth as directed on package.
- Mix remaining salad ingredients together in large bowl. Add quinoa.
- In small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients. Taste to adjust ingredients to desired flavor.
- Pour dressing into salad.
- Mix well and and serve.
Notes
Nutritional values are based on one serving
Nutrition
Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 395mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 695IU | Vitamin C: 17.5mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2.4mg
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I always try and tell my husband that quinoa is good for you so I try to spice up the quinoa and anyway possible I actually did chili but the salad looks so good i may try that (:
I love all of these vegan recipes. This looks so yummy I will try it soon and thank you for sharing.
this looks delicious
It’s the ingredients that make this the most amazing recipe.I love quinoa and I will be adding this recipe to my favorites file.Thanks so much for posting it.
Awesome recipe! I love quinoa so I’d sub that for the couscous and this would be great for our Meatless Monday meals.
I actually made this salad because I had a box of couscous kicking around and wasn’t too sure how to prepare it.This salad is amazing and was a big hit in our house.
This looks so yummy! I love couscous!
Ohh, this looks delicious!! I can’t wait to try it!
i love couscous and this recipe sounds just amazing. I’m going to HAVE to try it!
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing and delicious looking coucous salad.I have added it to my favorites.
Looks so delicious!!!
this looks absolutely amazing, I am vegetarian – I eat eggs, dairy, and fish, so a pescaterian, but I would definitely try this! 🙂
I’m crazy about couscous salads! I’ve definitely got to try this recipe very soon! Thanks! 🙂
great recipe for all. i would love to eat this.
This looks so good! I have never had couscous and I’ve been looking for a recipe to take the plunge. I like everything else in this recipe, so this could be a great place to start!
Yum! This looks very flavorful and filling.
Oh gosh that looks very delicious! It doesn’t look too hard to make either!
This looks and sounds simply delicious! I think it would be tasty with quinoa as well instead of couscous. It’s a perfect dish for lunchboxes as well. Thank you for sharing!
I need to try out more than just rice.
i love couscous, this recipe sounds great. i love couscous on salads. i never can get it to turn out right though.
I LOVE couscous! This sounds like a yummy recipe that I am going to need to try.
I recently purchased couscous for the first time, and I’ve been wondering about what to do with it now that I have it!!! This looks sooo delish, now I know!!! Easy peasy, too.
I’m always looking for new uses for couscous. Thanks!
What a delicious and healthy dish! I like that it has couscous, and corn. I love both of these ingredients in a dish. This is a good healthy low calorie dish that looks flavorful!