Black Bean Quinoa Salad

This was a big hit at an office pot luck last week. I used half red quinoa and half white, which was quite delicious. It tastes good at any temperature, and is very easy to throw together.

Ingredients:

1 yellow onion

1 Tbs oil

2 C quinoa (red or white) – very thoroughly rinsed (since quinoa is small enough to slip through most strainers, I line my strainer with a thin kitchen towel)

1 large tomato

2 limes

1 C black beans, drained

1 bunch cilantro

1 hot pepper (optional)

1-2 tsp salt

Instructions:

Saute the onion in oil over medium heat until slightly browned. Then set aside the onion in a large bowl.

Bring 3 C water to a boil. Add quinoa and reduce heat to low. Simmer 20 minutes, covered.

While the quinoa is cooking, chop the tomato, cilantro and pepper (if you’re using it). Add all of this to the bowl of onions, along with the black beans. When the quinoa is done, add that too. Then squeeze the limes over the mixture.

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