Crazy Easy Black Bean and Mango Quinoa Salad

• Vegan
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 2 cups Black beans
  • 1/2 cup Cilantro
  • 1/4 cup Green onion
  • 1 cup Mango

• Condiments

  • 1 tbsp Agave
  • 1/2 tsp Hot sauce
  • 3 tbsp Lime juice, freshly squeezed

• Pasta & Grains

  • 2 1/2 cups Quinoa, cooked

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Black pepper, ground
  • 1 cup Red pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 Pinch Salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 6 tbsp Olive oil, Extra Virgin

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/2 tsp Cumin, ground

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Description

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lime juice, freshly squeezed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Ground black pepper to taste
• 2 1/2 cups cooked quinoa, cold or at room temperature (about 3/4 cup quinoa cooked in 1 1/4 cups water or stock and then cooled)
• 2 cups black beans (I used 1 19-oz can of beans that I drained and rinsed well)
• 1 cup red pepper, finely chopped (about 1 small-medium pepper)
• 1 cup mango, finely chopped (from 1 ripe mango)
• 1/2 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoon lime juice, freshly squeezed
• 1 - 2 tablespoon agave, to taste (or maple syrup, or honey if not vegan)
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon hot sauce, to taste (I used Franks)
• Pinch of salt

Directions

• In a large mixing bowl, whisk oil, lime juice, cumin, salt and pepper together.
• Fold the beans and chopped veggies - red pepper, mango, cilantro, onion - in with the oil dressing until evenly coated. The fold in the quinoa.
• Stir until the salad is even mixed. Season with extra salt, pepper or lime juice, if needed.
• Add oil, lime juice, agave (or sweetener of choice), hot sauce and salt to a bowl or mason jar. Whisk or shake until the salad dressing comes together. Adjust sweetness, hot sauce or lime to taste, if needed.
• Drizzle about 1 tablespoon over the quinoa salad before serving. (I like to keep the dressing separate until I am just ready to eat as I find too much extra liquid in the salad makes the quinoa and veggies go mushy over time.)