This is a delicious quinoa recipe that we served with our garlic lime grilled pork chops. This is flavorful enough that you'll want to serve it with a relatively simple grilled dish. It would go wonderfully with grilled fish, chicken, or steak. Or try it with the pork recipe linked below.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons lime or lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice
- 1 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Directions
- Whisk together lime zest and juice, butter, oil, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper in a large bowl.
- Wash quinoa thoroughly in 3 rinses. Cook quinoa in a medium pot of boiling salted water (1 tablespoon salt for 2 quarts water), uncovered, until tender, about 12 minutes. Cover quinoa with a folded kitchen towel, and let stand, covered with towel, 5-10 minutes.
- Add quinoa to dressing bowl and toss until dressing is absorbed, then stir in remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste.
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Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving | %DV |
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Serving Size 150g | |
Recipe makes 6 servings | |
Calories 383 | |
Calories from Fat 81 | 21% |
Total Fat 9.14g | 11% |
Saturated Fat 1.99g | 8% |
Trans Fat 0.12g | |
Cholesterol 5mg | 2% |
Sodium 216mg | 9% |
Potassium 1185mg | 34% |
Total Carbs 59.52g | 16% |
Dietary Fiber 12.1g | 40% |
Sugars 3.29g | 2% |
Protein 17.68g | 28% |
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