Mexican Quinoa Salad
Angie McGowan
Updated Mar 9, 2023
Looking for a quick and easy salad recipe that's sure to impress friends and family? Try making this tasty Mexican Quinoa Salad with cilantro lime dressing. The beautiful presentation and the Mexican-inspired flavors of zesty lime, fresh cilantro and vibrant greens make this one a big hit—no meat required! Whip up this Mexican Quinoa Salad recipe in just 15 minutes and see what we mean.
Mexican Quinoa Salad
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 15 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup vacuum-packed whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, drained
- 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 4 cups spring mix baby salad greens
Instructions
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Step1In 1-quart saucepan, heat quinoa and water to boiling. Reduce heat to simmer. Cover tightly; simmer 7 to 10 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed. (Quinoa is done when grains are translucent with opaque edges.)
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Step2Meanwhile, in large bowl, gently mix corn, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, lime juice and cumin.
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Step3Stir cooked quinoa into salad. To serve, line each serving plate with 1 cup salad greens. Top with quinoa salad.
Nutrition
230
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
8g
Protein
43g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 230
- Calories from Fat
- 30
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 160mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 520mg
- 15%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 43g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 21%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 8g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 70%
- 70%
- Vitamin C
- 25%
- 25%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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