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Healthy southwestern quinoa salad is for Salad.

Healthy southwestern quinoa salad takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Healthy southwestern quinoa salad takes 20 minutes to cook.

Healthy southwestern quinoa salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Healthy southwestern quinoa salad are:

3 c. cooked quinoa
1/2 avocado diced
2 plum tomatoes diced
3 tbsp cilantro chopped
4 tbsp red or yellow onion diced
1/2 c. red peppers diced
1 can of black beans rinsed
1 can of chickpeas rinsed
Dressing:
2 tbsp lemon or lime juice
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
pinch of salt and pepper

Here is how you make Healthy southwestern quinoa salad:

Whisk together lemon juice and olive oil, add a pinch of salt and pepper then add the avocados and let them marinate in dressing for a few minutes. They will break down a little allowing the flavor of the avocado to incorporate into the dressing. Then add the rest of the ingredients into the dressing and mix together well. Serve chilled. Add more salt and pepper to taste.Serving Size: Makes 8 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHRISTALABIAN.

The nutritional information for Healthy southwestern quinoa salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 280.5

• Total Fat: 8.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 167.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 43.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.2 g
• Protein: 10.4 g

The dietary needs meet for Healthy southwestern quinoa salad is Vegan