Summer Quinoa Salad
It’s still summer, technically, and so I’m still going to eat summer salads. This one is a variation of my Festive Black Bean & Quinoa Salad Recipe using freshly picked produce from the garden – I used purple carrots, french filet beans, leeks and snow peas.
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups of quinoa
- 1-1/2 cups canned black beans
- 1/3 cup carrots, finely diced
- 1/3 cup snow peas, finely diced
- 1/3 cup snap beans, finely diced
- 1/3 cup feta cheese, chopped into small cubes
- 1/3 cup kalamata olives, pitted and rough chopped
- 1/2 cup leeks
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Cook the quinoa according to package directions, taking care to rinse at least five times before cooking to eliminate bitterness. In a separate pan, saute leeks in olive oil until soft and set aside to cool. Meanwhile combine apple cider vinegar and well-rinsed black beans together in the salad bowl you will be using. Let the beans marinate until the quinoa is cooked and cooled, then drain the beans and assemble the salad by combining the beans, quinoa and chopped veggies. Stir to combine and drizzle with a dressing made of lemon juice and a good quality olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Store in the refrigerator and serve as a healthy lunches or a side dish to chicken or pork.
Tags: bean, black bean, carrot, leeks, pea, quinoa, Recipes
September 05 2010 10:52 am | Growing Food and Recipes
Patsy Bell Hobson on 05 Sep 2010 at 11:23 am #
Well, you just helped me decide “What’s for dinner?” tonight. Lovely photo.
Julie on 05 Sep 2010 at 1:15 pm #
Ohhh you’re my hero, you posted a recipe I can actually make and eat on this miserable diet I’m on! This really sounds delicious, I love quinoa and black beans together, though I’ve never tried them cold before. I look forward to giving it a try with whatever I can rustle up out of my own garden. :-)
Holly @ Tasty Travels on 05 Sep 2010 at 5:32 pm #
This looks fabulous! Very colorful and a great way to use up those veggies!
Garden_Therapy (Stevie) on 05 Sep 2010 at 6:05 pm #
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deltagardener (Kristin Crouch) on 05 Sep 2010 at 6:15 pm #
RT @Garden_Therapy: Summer Quinoa Salad http://bit.ly/dqk1ez
Priscilla Prince on 05 Sep 2010 at 8:32 pm #
That looks delicious and very healthy! Did you grow the veggies? :)
monicamaple (Monica Lippingwell) on 06 Sep 2010 at 3:08 am #
Looks yummy Stevie. RT @Garden_Therapy Summer Quinoa Salad http://bit.ly/dqk1ez
Wendy on 08 Sep 2010 at 7:00 pm #
love it. I make a similar salad and love it with some feta –oops never mind, you have feta in yours as well.
The carrots in your photo are gorgeous!!