Healthy And Delicious: Confetti Quinoa Salad Recipe

• 1 cup quinoa
• 2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups red beans
• 2 shallots
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 carrot
• 1 jalapeno pepper
• 2 cups fresh corn, cut from cob
• 3 tablespoons parsley
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Juice of 2 limes
• Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

1. Rinse quinoa to remove bitter coating. Then cook quinoa in water for 15 minutes or until fluffy. Set aside.
2. Dice red onion, red bell pepper, carrot. Seed and mince jalapeno pepper. Keep the seeds for a spicier salad. Chop parsley. Combine all the chopped vegetables in a large mixing bowl along with corn.
3. Add oil, lime juice, salt, and pepper to the vegetables and stir well to combine.
4. Toss quinoa with veggies, serve warm or chilled, and swoon.

quinoa, water, red beans, shallots, red bell pepper, carrot, pepper, fresh corn, parsley, olive oil, salt

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/09/healthy-and-delicious-confetti-quinoa-salad.html (may not work)