Name: Southwestern Quinoa Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 large sweet-potato (chunks to bite size); 1 cup uncooked-quinoa (rinsed and drained); 1 red bell-pepper (or orange bell-pepper, seeded, and diced); 1/4 cup fresh-cilantro (minced); 1 cup black-beans (rinsed and drained); 1 cup frozen-corn (thawed); 1/4 cup red-onion (minced); 1 avocado (chopped); 1 tsp chili-powder; 1 lime-juice; 1/4 cup + 1/2 tbsp olive-oil; 1/4 – 1/2 tsp cayenne; 1/2 sea-salt (more to taste); ground black-pepper (to taste); a pinch cumin

An amazing Southwestern Quinoa Salad it’s fast and easy for meal or side-dish. This recipe spiced up with roasted sweet-potatoes, black-beans and avocado leaves. And It’s also gluten-free, vegan and flavourful.

Are You a fans of new Mexican food? If yes, You’ll like this recipe! It is possible to make ahead on weekend then lunch with that recipe for a few days. If Your serving it for lunch, then it’s got lots of protein and healthy fat for You. But if you would like to fill your tummy, I love to serving it on a bed of greens veggies.

We have made this quinoa-salad several occasions because it is clearly super great, easy and amazing for make ahead lunch choice.

And, it is a nice as a side-dish for a parties, you also could add tortilla-chips for the dipping or served along with blackened seafood and or roasted-chicken, etc.

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Southwestern Quinoa Salad

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 50 mins

Course Southwestern

Cuisine diet, Thai Salad, vegan

Servings 4

Calories 456 kcal

Ingredients

1 large sweet-potato chunks to bite size
1 cup uncooked-quinoa rinsed and drained
1 red bell-pepper or orange bell-pepper, seeded, and diced
1/4 cup fresh-cilantro minced
1 cup black-beans rinsed and drained
1 cup frozen-corn thawed
1/4 cup red-onion minced
1 avocado chopped
1 tsp chili-powder
1 lime-juice
1/4 cup + 1/2 tbsp olive-oil
1/4 – 1/2 tsp cayenne
1/2 sea-salt more to taste
ground black-pepper to taste
a pinch cumin

Instructions

First, preheat oven to 400°F.
Next, toss chunk-potatoes with 1/2 tbsp olive-oil, Then, season with salt and pepper.
Then, arrange evenly and well on a baking-sheet. Bake in oven approximately 25 till 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender. When done, set aside and let potatoes to chill.
As same time, cook quinoa according with package-directions. And, set aside and let quinoa to chill.
Next, in a big mixing-bowl combine roasted sweet-potatoes, black-beans, cilantro, corn, shallot, bell-pepper, and avocado.
Then, add 1/4 cup olive-oil, lime-juice, black-pepper, cayenne, chili-powder, cumin, and sea-salt. Gently mix the salad until well mixed. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
Last, serve the salad immediately, or you can chill the salad intp the refrigerator a couple hours prior to serving. And, sprinkle of feta-cheese or queso-fresco when serve it, if you want.