This is the quinoa bean salad. Picture props go out to my wonderful and talented sister-in-law Esther Battisti. She is participating on this journey with me and is a SUPER talented photographer. She’s an awesome mom as well to two beautiful daughters 🙂 By the way, I had a lot of fun making this. It was super yummy too! It tastes almost like pasta salad. Enjoy!
Quinoa Bean Salad |
Serves: 6 Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked quinoa
1 1/2 cups cooked white beans or 1 (15 ounce) can no salt added or low sodium white beans, drained
1 cup grated carrots
1 cup currants
1/2 cup raw walnuts, chopped
2 plum tomatoes, chopped
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 orange or yellow bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons Bragg Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce
Instructions:
Cook quinoa according to package directions.
Place all other ingredients in a large bowl and mix.
Add cooked quinoa and toss.
This is even better when refrigerated overnight to blend flavors.