Quinoa Summer salad
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- Number of Servings: 9
Ingredients
*Ancient Harvest Traditional Whole Grain Red Quinoa, 1 serving =.25 cup dry, 1 cup *Peppers, sweet, red, fresh, 1 medium (approx 2-3/4" long, 2-1/2" Green Peppers (bell peppers), 1 cup, chopped Yellow Peppers (bell peppers), 1 pepper, large (3-3/4" long, 3" dia) *Yellow Sweet Corn 1 can drained*Beans, Kidney beans dark red 3 serv can, 3 serving *Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1 tbsp Scallions, raw, 1 cup, chopped Cherry Tomatoes, Fresh, 20 Salt, 1 tsp Pepper, black, 1 dash *Lemon Juice, 1 fl oz Lemon Peel, 1 tsp
Wash and rinse 1 cup red quinoa. Cook in 2 cups water/ broth for 20-25 minutes. Cool and keep aside. Dice peppers, tomatoes, scallions and mix in large salad bowl. Drain and rinse red beans and corn. Add to the vegetables. Squeeze 1 tbsp lemon juice, grate lemon zest. Add olive oil, salt and pepper. Serve as a main dish or as an accompaniment for grilled vegetables/ meat.
Serving Size: 9 side dish servings or 6 main dish servings
Number of Servings: 9
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIBISWAS.
Serving Size: 9 side dish servings or 6 main dish servings
Number of Servings: 9
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIBISWAS.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 180.0
- Total Fat: 3.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 521.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 32.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
- Protein: 7.3 g
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