Black Bean Quinoa Salad

By ruthg

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa
• vegetable broth (optional)
• 1/4 cup lime juice (about 1 lime)
• 1/2 cup olive oil plus 1 Tbsp
• 1 shallot
• 1 Tbsp honey
• salt & pepper
• 2-15 oz cans black beans
• 1/2 cup sliced green onion
• 1 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 cup crumbled cotija cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Prepare quinoa: Rinse quinoa in fine mesh strainer.
Add quinoa and 2 cups water to small pan. (I’ve started adding broth to the cooking liquid. Two cups total liquid.)
Stir, season with salt and bring to a boil.
Lower heat, cover and cook for about 15 minutes.
Prepare vinaigrette: while quinoa is cooking, whisk together lime juice, olive oil, honey, shallot and salt & pepper.
Remove quinoa from heat and let sit for 5 minutes.
Fluff with a fork and toss with vinaigrette.
Drain and rinse black beans.
When quinoa is cool, toss with remaining ingredients. Chill for at least 3 hours or overnight.

Instructions