Hearty Bean & Quinoa Salad
You can pick up all of the ingredients for this salad and then just toss everything together for a quick lunch for two.
Servings: 2 salads
Ingredients
Salad
- quinoa ready to eat, we use Merchant brand
- 100 grams spinach ready washed
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- 2 spring onions diced
- 1 pepper any colour, diced
- 1 handful coriander leaves picked, minced
Dressing
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin, salad quality oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 lime juiced
- salt preferably Maldon
Instructions
- Make the quinoa to package instructions
- Mix together the ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl and set aside
- Drain and rinse the beans. Tip into a medium bowl.
- Add pepper, spring onions and coriander.
- Add the quinoa to the black beans. Add dressing and stir to combine.
- Place spinach leaves in serving container and top with the bean and quinoa mixture.
Notes
This tastes best when the beans and quinoa have marinated in the dressing overnight.