Saturday, July 28, 2012

Black Bean and Quinoa Salad with Cajun Salmon

I made dinner with my cousin, Jenna, and she suggested this quinoa salad. To go with it we decided to cook up some spicy salmon and serve it with guacomole and salsa to make it a slightly mexican theme. This salad was really healthy, delicious, and surprisingly filling.

If you want to know how to make the guacomole here's the link:
http://kleinanddine.blogspot.com/2012/02/guacomole.html

Ingredients
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/2 onion chopped
3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
3/4 cup uncooked quinoa
1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper to taste
 1 15 ounce cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions: 
  1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir in the onion, garlic and jalapeno, and saute until lightly browned.
  2. Mix quinoa into the saucepan and cover with vegetable broth. Season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.
  3. Mix in the black beans and cilantro.Serve warm.

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