tastykitchen.com

Black Bean and Avocado Lime Quinoa

4.8(7)

I love simplicity on a weeknight. And though the plethora of ingredients in this recipe may lead you to believe that it’s complicated, it’s not! You cook the quinoa and simply stir everything else in. Voilà!

by kitchenlovenest·published 2012-02-28

Open original recipe

Special Dietary NeedsVegetarian

Servings

Total time

—

prep 20 min

Calories / serving

—

Ingredients (15)

serves

1 cup Quinoaquinoa
2 cups Waterwater
1 whole Hard Boiled Eggegg
4 whole Roma Tomatoestomato
2 whole Avocados, And A Bit Of Lemon Juice To Prevent Browningavocado
1 bunch Cilantro (small Bunch)cilantro
1 can (15 Oz. Size) Black Beans, Drained And Rinsedblack-beans
1 can (15 Oz. Size) Corn, Drainedcorn
1 whole Lime, Juice And Zestlime
1 teaspoon Kosher Saltsalt
1 teaspoon Black Pepperpepper
1 teaspoon Sugarsugar
2 Tablespoons Olive Oilolive-oil
1 Tablespoon Melted Butterbutter
2 pinches Feta Cheese Crumbles (optional)feta

Instructions (1 steps)

011. Bring the water to a boil in a large pot. When boiling, adjust the heat to medium, add the quinoa, and cook (uncovered) for 15 minutes, until the water is absorbed. After 15 minutes, cover the pot and turn off the heat; let the quinoa sit and steam for 10 minutes. 2. Hard-boil the egg. 3. Dice up the tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, avocado (sprinkle the pieces with lemon juice to avoid browning), and cilantro. Drain and rinse the black beans, and drain the corn. 4. Zest and juice the lime, and whisk the zest and juice with the salt, pepper, sugar, olive oil, and butter to form a dressing. 5. Once the quinoa is done, mix everything together and warm over low heat if desired. 6. You can eat this dish hot or cold. Sprinkle with feta if desired. Enjoy!

Pantry check

Data quality

servings.value✓

times.totalMinutes—

nutrition.calories—

recipeCuisine—

recipeCategory✓

rating✓

description✓

image (URL only)✓

Not rich — missing servings, total time, or calories.