Sunday Salads-Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes, Black Beans and Feta, with a Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette
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The internet has a funny way of throwing things at you. You know, you see something once and think “hmm, that doesn’t look bad” and then you see it another 40 times and at that point you just have to make it because you’ve seen it so many times and you need to get up on the trend? Even if at this point it’s far from trendy?
Well, the quinoa burrito bowl has been doing the rounds on social media lately. First I saw it on tastespotting, and then I noticed it on twitter, and by the 54th time I saw it on Pinterest I had to make it. It’s a simple thing really, quinoa, refried beans, salsa, and a little cheese on top. It took less than half an hour to make and was a very tasty simple dinner, except that Jordan all but refused to eat it.
See, Jordan likes healthy food, he does. He even likes quinoa, but he doesn’t like pretending unhealthy foods are good for you. It’s actually something we both have in common- you know, the “sugar-free-gluten-free-soya-free-vegan-cupcakes-that-totally-taste-like-they-have-nothing-delicious-in-them-and-are-trying-so-hard-to-be-something-they-aren’t” kind of things.
I tried to explain that I was simply substituting one ancient grain common in Central America for another ancient grain common in South America but he was having none of it. But men are fickle creatures.
So the next day I added all the ingredients together, made a salad with it and he ate seconds.
Like I said.
Fickle.
Turns out this is even better, because you can keep eating it out of the big bowl in the fridge standing up and not feel guilty about it.
This is that salad, I put a poached egg on top, because I am nearly always wanted to put a poached on top of salads but that is optional.
Quinoa Salad with Black Beans, Tomatoes, and Lime-Cilantro Vinaigrette and Feta
2 cups Cooked Quinoa
1/2 cup Chopped Cherry Tomatoes
1 small can Black Beans, rinsed carefully.
1/4 cup Cilantro, chopped
1 bunch Green Onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup Crumbled Feta
1 Lime, zested and juiced
1/4 cup Olive Oil
1 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika
Salt and Pepper
In medium sized bowl mix the zest, juice, paprika and oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
In the same bowl add in all the other ingredients and mix.
Poach an egg if that’s your style. It might be. It’s my style.
