Vibrant Quinoa Salad

This Salad is delicious and well worth it! Recipe inspired from fit foodie finds with a few modifications 🙂

Ingredients for the salad:

• 2 Cups uncooked Quinoa
• 1 15.5oz black beans
• 1 15.5 oz white beans like great northern beans
• 2 cups of frozen corn
• 2-3 cups of sliced cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 red onion finely diced
• large handful of cilantro (half a cup or so)

Ingredients for the dressing:

• 2/3 Cup Olive Oil
• 2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
• 2 Limes Juiced
• 1/2 tsp Cumin
• 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1/2 tsp Chili Powder
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 2 Tbsp Agave or honey
• Salt & Pepper

Instructions:

• Boil 4 cups of water with Quinoa and cook for about 20 minutes till water has absorbed.
• Slice Cherry tomatoes in half, finely chop onion, and chop up cilantro
• Microwave corn or cook over stove top till warm

• When Quinoa has finished cooking add in both cans of beans, corn, tomatoes, cilantro & diced onion

• Combine in a separate bowl ingredients for dressing and then mix in dressing! 🙂

• Place in fridge so it can be served cold.