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Southwestern Quinoa Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Southwestern Quinoa Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Southwestern Quinoa Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Southwestern Quinoa Salad are:

* 3 cups quinoa - already cooked
* 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
* 1/2 cup diced red onion
* 1 cup corn
* 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
* 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
* 1 large tomato, diced
* 1/2 cup fresh lime juice, or to taste
* 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning
* 1/2 cup feta cheese
* salt and black pepper to taste

Here is how you make Southwestern Quinoa Salad:

Mix together green pepper, red onion, corn, black beans, cilantro, tomato, lime juice, red wine vinegar, olive oil, adobo seasoning, and feta cheese in a large salad bowl. Lightly stir in the quinoa, and season with salt, pepper, and additional lime juice to taste, if desired. Chill the salad at least 30 minutes before serving; serve cold.(to cook quinoa - 1 cup quinoa and 2 cups water. Rinse the quinoa thoroughly under cold water, and drain. Mix the quinoa and water in a medium sauce pan, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the quinoa has absorbed all the water, about 10-15 minutes. Cool quinoa in refrigerator at least 10 minutes before mixing with rest of ingredients). Makes 8 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LMCGISME.

The nutritional information for Southwestern Quinoa Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 180.6

• Total Fat: 4.7 g
• Cholesterol: 5.1 mg
• Sodium: 229.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
• Protein: 5.0 g