Easy Quinoa Black Bean Salad (Vegan)

This nutritious, vegan Easy Quinoa Black Bean Salad can be put together in under 15 minutes and makes a light yet satisfying lunch idea.

Quinoa is the perfect salad ingredient.  It is light, healthy and tastes delicious in this Easy Quinoa Black Bean Salad (Vegan) recipe.  It also adds substance so your salad can be enjoyed also as a meal (ideal at lunch time) rather than just a side dish.

Meal prep

How to prep the quinoa

You can buy pre-cooked, ready to eat quinoa if you are really pressed for time but quinoa cooks very quickly (in about 15 minutes).  And if you cook a larger batch you can refrigerate it (once cooled) for up to 4 days and incorporate into all sorts of dishes. And not just savoury ones!  Quinoa is a super nutritious ingredient, really versatile, definitely worth using in your everyday cooking.  See what you can do with quinoa here.

Prepping the beans

Using beans from a can is more convenient than cooking your own, but you could do either.  If you are using the canned variety remember to rinse the beans.  If you prefer to use dry beans, soak them in water overnight, then cook until tender (usually 1-1.5 hours)

Easy quinoa black bean salad

This salad recipe is very simple and doesn’t require too much chopping.

Simply combine the cooked quinoa, beans and the vegetables and prepare the quick dressing.  The 4-ingredient dressing is very uncomplicated and gives the salad a gentle heat.  Briefly fry the garlic and chilli flakes (for more flavour), combine with the oil and lemon juice and drizzle over the salad.  Season to taste and enjoy!

If you make this recipe I’d love to know how it turned out so please let me know in the comments section below, your feedback is important to me! Thanks:)

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Easy Quinoa Black Bean Salad (Vegan)

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

3 mins

Total Time

13 mins

 

This nutritious, vegan Easy Quinoa Black Bean Salad can be put together in under 15 minutes and makes a light yet satisfying lunch idea .

Course: Lunch, Salad

Cuisine: International

Keyword: black beans, quinoa salad

Servings: 4 people

Author: Everyday Healthy Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked quinoa lightly packed
• 2/3 cup cooked black beans, or use beans from a can, rinsed
• 1/2 cucumber about 18 cm
• 10-12 cherry tomatoes halved
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 garlic clove finely chopped
• 1 level teaspoon chilli flakes
• 3 tablespoons olive oil plus another for frying the garlic and chilli flakes
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. If you are using dried beans soak them overnight and cook until tender.
2. To make the dressing, heat up 1 tablespoon of oil and fry the chilli flakes and garlic for about 1 minute on low-medium heat stirring constantly, or until the garlic starts to brown.  Transfer the mixture to a small bowl immediately and allow to cool.  Add the remaining oil and lemon juice.  Set aside. 
3. In a large bowl combine the other ingredients, add the dressing, season and stir well.  Serves 4.

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