Vegetable, Bean, and Quinoa Salad With Avocado Dressing
"a delicious combination of vegetables, grains, and beans, tossed with a creamy avocado dressing."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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8 cups
- Serves:
- 4-8
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup quinoa
- 1 cup water
- 1 Hass avocado
- 1 lime
- 1⁄4 cup sour cream
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
- 3⁄4 cup corn (canned or thawed frozen fine)
- 1⁄2 pint grape or other small tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 bell pepper (color of your choice)
- 1 bunch asparagus
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
directions
- Soak the quinoa in plenty of water for about 15 minutes, and then rinse several times. Bring 1 cup of water to boil, add quinoa, and simmer covered for 20 minutes, until water is absorbed and quinoa is fluffy. Set quinoa aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, thoroughly mash avocado flesh with juice from 1/2 of the lime. Add sour cream, chili powder, and garlic salt and mix well. chili powder and garlic salt amounts can be adjusted according to your preference.
- Rinse beans and add to avocado mixture, along with corn (rinse first if using canned or frozen). Cut tomatoes in half and add to avocado, bean, and corn mixture.
- Cut bell pepper into thin slices about 1 inch long. Trim woody ends from asparagus and cut spears into pieces 1/2 to 1 inch long. Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add olive oil. when oil is hot add peppers and asparagus. Sprinkle vegetables with juice from remaining lime half and with sea salt. Cook vegetables for just a few minutes, until they are slightly softened but still bright green. Stir vegetables occasionally as they cook. Remove pan from heat.
- Add quinoa to avocado mixture and mix well. Then add peppers and asparagus and again mix well. At this time the taste may be adjusted by the addition of more salt. Chill in fridge before serving.
- Serve with hot sauce on the side (such as tabasco) for those who like more heat.
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Reviews
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really healthy and delicious! I used greek yogurt in place of the sour cream and served it with baked salmon. yum! -
Yummy salad! I was a little skeptical about how the asparagus would taste with southwestern ingredients but it made it heartier than it would be without. I used a red bell pepper (not a fan of green peppers) and added cilantro. I also made it once without sour cream for a vegan friend. She said it tasted great and the avocado made it creamy without the dairy! My husband said this is one of his favorite salads of all time! I agree, it's creamy and flavorful. -
I was looking for something to do with some leftover asparagus. Very easy, nutritious and delicious. I substituted yogurt for sour cream and green beans for the corn (didn't have any). Wrapped it in a tortilla with some salsa for the perfect work lunch.
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really healthy and delicious! I used greek yogurt in place of the sour cream and served it with baked salmon. yum!
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I was looking for something to do with some leftover asparagus. Very easy, nutritious and delicious. I substituted yogurt for sour cream and green beans for the corn (didn't have any). Wrapped it in a tortilla with some salsa for the perfect work lunch.
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