Quinoa and Black Bean Salad

Who knew quinoa could taste this good? I got this recipe from here

Ingredients

1 teaspoon vegetable oil

1 onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

 3/4 cup uncooked quinoa

1 1/2 cups vegetable broth

 1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

 salt and pepper to taste

1 cup frozen corn kernels

 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained

 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic, and saute until lightly browned.


Mix quinoa into the saucepan and cover with vegetable broth. Season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.


Stir frozen corn into the saucepan, and continue to simmer about 5 minutes until heated through.

Mix in the black beans and cilantro.



I made this recipe twice. Both times I added some chopped black olives and the second time I added avocado which just made it so much better! This recipe is a keeper!

With some avocado