Stay Full Quinoa Salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 216.7
  • Total Fat: 8.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 302.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 29.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.4 g
  • Protein: 6.9 g

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Introduction

I used the information from a SparkLive meeting to create a high fiber, high protein vegan salad. This would be great as a side dish or a healthy snack I used the information from a SparkLive meeting to create a high fiber, high protein vegan salad. This would be great as a side dish or a healthy snack
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 cup Quinoa, dry
    2 cups red kidney beans
    I/2 red onion, minced
    2 stalks celery, minced
    1 green bell pepper, minced
    1/2 cup salsa
    1/4 cup olive oil
    1/2 cup cider vinegar
    1 tsp ground cumin
    1 tsp ground oregano

Tips

You could use other (and more) vegetables; this is just what I had in the house.


Directions

Rinse quinoa and boil in 2 cups of water. Once it is cooked, combine it with the kidney beans, onion, celery, bell pepper and salsa. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar and spices. Pour over the quinoa mixture and stir well. Chill before serving.

Serving Size: Makes 8 1-cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user YOLIDST.