Kick start those New Year Resolutions with this Black Bean Quinoa Salad. It’s fresh, bright, vegan, and incredible healthy.
Haaaaaaappy New DECADE, friends!! Can you believe it?! 2020 here we GO. Anyone else still feeling the holidays and the end of 2019? I am feeling them HARD. And by hard, I mean elastic waist pants are all I want to be in these days. So bring on the healthy resolution salads, like this Black Bean Quinoa Salad!
What you Need:
- Black beans
- Quinoa
- Fresh red onion
- Fresh English cucumber
- Fresh cherry tomatoes
- Fresh lime juice
SO Fresh (but not the kind like my mom used to tell me I was as a kid… 😛 )
Even better, this salad just couldn’t be easier. It’s literally throwing it all in a bowl,
and adding a delicious, easy dressing made of olive oil, lime, cumin, and salt.
Give a good mix and you have a solid, healthy, hearty salad that’s filling and nutrient rich enough to make a meal! All mixed well together and that’s a bowl full of healthy New Year Resolution goodness. Here are some of my other favorite hearty, healthy salads:
Israeli Couscous Cucumber Salad
Teriyaki Shrimp Salad with Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette
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I just adore this salad. Even better, my girls liked it, too! When it gets the stamp of approval from a three year old and it’s healthy enough to help shed some of those extra holiday lbs? Win. Enjoy, friends!
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 cup black beans, soaked
- 1 cup English cucumbers, chopped
- 1 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 cup red onion, diced
- 1/2 cup cilantro, minced
Dressing
- 1/8 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add all salad ingredients.
- In a small bowl, add all dressing ingredients and mix well.
- Add dressing to salad and mix.
- Serve and enjoy!
