Southwest Quinoa Salad

Southwest Quinoa Salad is a salad recipe ready in 30 min. It makes 6 servings, each 300 kcal with 11 g protein. Beginner level, 16 ingredients.

Adapted from a home cook's recipe and measured by Cookpath.

  • 30 mintotal
  • Beginnerlevel
  • 300kcal a serving
  • 11 gprotein
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Southwest Quinoa Salad

What is Southwest Quinoa Salad

A cold quinoa salad with black beans, sweetcorn, pepper and tomato in a lime, maple, cumin and cayenne dressing.

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How to make Southwest Quinoa Salad

Tips from the cook

  • Rinse the quinoa before cooking, to wash away its bitter coating.
  • Let the quinoa cool fully before mixing, or the vegetables go soft and the dressing soaks in unevenly.
  • Shaking the dressing in a closed jar mixes the oil and lime juice better than stirring.
  • Seed the jalapeño for less heat, or leave the seeds in for more.
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Meal prep and storage

Packed in jars it keeps 4 to 5 days in the fridge, and it works well for a lunchbox.

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Southwest Quinoa Salad substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Red onion2 options
  • Spring onion (white part), thin use 2 spring onions per 1/4 red onion

    Milder; still allium.

  • Leave out leave out (optional salad garnish only)
Jalapeño1 option
  • Green bell pepper 1:1

    No heat.

Fresh coriander2 options
  • Flat-leaf parsley + squeeze of lime 1:1

    Less citrus.

  • Mint or Thai basil use 3/4

    Minty.

Cayenne pepper2 options
  • Hot smoked paprika or chilli powder use 2x the amount

    Less heat.

  • Leave out (optional heat at 1/4 tsp) leave out (optional heat only)

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