Quinoa Black Bean And Vegetable Salad

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup quinoa
• 2 cups water
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 medium orange bell pepper, chopped
• 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
• 1 medium cucumber, chopped
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1/4 cup red onion, chopped
• 2 roma tomatoes, chopped
• 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon lime rind, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 garlic clove, minced

Recipe

• 1 prepare quinoa with water and let cool.
• 2 chop all the vegetables and toss with the quinoa and black beans.
• 3 place lime juice, lime rind, salt, garlic, olive oil, and cilantro in a bowl and whisk it until blended then pour it over the salad and toss.
• 4 serve cold.