Quinoa Salad with Black Beans and Mango

By klgettins

Ingredients

• 1 mango, peeled and diced small
• 1 red pepper, seeded and diced as small as you can get it
• 1 cup chopped scallions
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons grapeseed or olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups cooked quinoa, cooled (can substitute cous cous)
• 1 1/2 cups black beans, drained and rinsed (a 15-ounce can)
• A few leaves of lettuce for plating

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from theppk.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the mango, red pepper, scallions, and cilantro in a mixing bowl. Add the red wine vinegar, grapeseed oil, and salt and stir to combine. Add the quinoa and stir until everything is well incorporated. Fold in the black beans.

You can serve immediately or let it sit for a bit for the flavors to meld. To serve, place a few leaves of lettuce on a plate and scoop some salad onto it. It tastes good chilled and even better at room temperature.

YUM!! Just made this and had to make a few substitutions for what I had….used couscous in place of quinoa and parsley for the cilantro and it still turned out great! The mango is key for this dish and I know, the cilantro would have really made