Black Bean and Tomato Quinoa Recipe
This is a delicious quinoa recipe that we served with our garlic lime grilled pork chops. This is flavorful enough that you'll want to serve it with a relatively simple grilled dish. It would go wonderfully with grilled fish, chicken, or steak. Or try it with the pork recipe linked below.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons lime or lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice
- 1 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Directions
- Whisk together lime zest and juice, butter, oil, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper in a large bowl.
- Wash quinoa thoroughly in 3 rinses. Cook quinoa in a medium pot of boiling salted water (1 tablespoon salt for 2 quarts water), uncovered, until tender, about 12 minutes. Cover quinoa with a folded kitchen towel, and let stand, covered with towel, 5-10 minutes.
- Add quinoa to dressing bowl and toss until dressing is absorbed, then stir in remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 150g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 383 | |
| Calories from Fat 81 | 21% |
| Total Fat 9.14g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat 1.99g | 8% |
| Trans Fat 0.12g | |
| Cholesterol 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium 216mg | 9% |
| Potassium 1185mg | 34% |
| Total Carbs 59.52g | 16% |
| Dietary Fiber 12.1g | 40% |
| Sugars 3.29g | 2% |
| Protein 17.68g | 28% |
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September 26, 2011
I don't universally love quinoa, but I found this one delicious. It reminded me of the rice salads I've been served in the south of France. Delicious and fully flavored, but not over powering.I've cooked/tasted this recipe!
Comments
September 28, 2011What a healthy recipe. I love the quinoa and black bean combo.. It's a meal in itself
