Mexican Quinoa Salad

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Quinoa is quickly becoming a staple at our house. With all of the health benefits and delicious ways to prepare it, it is always a winner with the whole family. Here is a new way I came up with for making a yummy meal out of this sweet grain.

Ingredients:

3 cups cooked quinoa

1 cup diced (cooked) chicken-- optional

1 cup diced tomato

1 cup diced red pepper

1 cup corn

1 cup black beans

1 cup cilantro

1 garlic clove

1 T. apple cider vinegar

3 T. olive oil

1 T. agave nectar or honey

1 tsp. salt

2.5 T. fresh lime juice

To make the salad, put the quinoa in a large bowl and prepare the veggies and chicken.

To make the dressing, combine the last 7 ingredients in a small food processor.

Mix everything together in the large bowl (I love my little helper, even though he grabs hand-fulls of quinoa out of the bowl and stuffs it in his mouth).

And it's ready to serve, or you can refrigerate it a while before serving. This makes great leftovers too!

Mexican Quinoa Salad

Author: Cheap Crafty Mama

Recipe type: entree

Prep time: 20 mins

Total time: 20 mins

Easy, delicious, and healthy salad! The zesty dressing and crunchy veggies will have your family coming back for more!

Ingredients

3 cups cooked quinoa
1 cup diced (cooked) chicken
1 cup diced tomato
1 cup diced red pepper
1 cup corn
1 cup black beans

Dressing

1 cup cilantro
1 garlic clove
1 T. apple cider vinegar
3 T. olive oil
1 T. agave nectar or honey
1 tsp. salt
2.5 T. fresh lime juice

Instructions

Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl.
To make the dressing, place the last 7 ingredients in a small food processor and blend to desired consistency.
Mix the salad with the dressing and it's ready to serve!