Best Quinoa Corn Salad With Cilantro Chives And Lemon Lime Dressing Recipes

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

Cook 1/2 cup red quinoa as the label directs. Put 3 shucked ears of corn in a bowl with a few tablespoons of water; loosely cover and microwave until tender, about 3 minutes. Cool, then cut off the kernels. Toss the quinoa and corn with 1 chopped large heirloom tomato, 2 sliced scallions, 3 tablespoons each olive oil and lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and a pinch of cayenne.

Quinoa Corn Salad With Cilantro, Chives, and Lemon-Lime Dressing image

Provided by Katzen

Categories Corn

Time 30m

Yield 6 , 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup quinoa
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups corn (fresh or frozen)
1 red onion, small, minced
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
1/2 red pepper, diced
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
3 scallions or 3 green onions, minced
2 tablespoons chives, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (or to taste)

Steps:

Place quinoa in a fine mesh sieve and rinse thouroughly with cold, running water. Bring water to boil in a small pot, add the quinoa and salt, and bring to a boil again. Cover and reduce heat to low for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and keep the pot covered for an additional 5 minutes. Strain off any excess liquid and spread the quinoa out to cool on a tray while preparing the remaining ingredients.
Steam or lightly saute corn until just tender and cool to room temparature. Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and gently toss. Season with additional salt, pepper, or hot sauce to taste. Serve with fresh lime wedges.

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Provided by JeriBinNC

Categories Grains

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups quinoa, thoroughly rinsed
2 cups fresh corn (frozen is okay)
1 cup fresh basil, tightly packed, finely chopped
1/2 cup diced roasted red pepper
1/2 cup finely diced red onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 -5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Steps:

Bring water to a boil. Add quinoa and simmer for about 11 minutes.
Add corn and cook another 1 to 3 minutes.
Transfer quinoa and corn to a bowl. Stir to fluff and set aside to cool.
Stir in basil, red peppers, onions, and olive oil. Add salt if needed. Stir in lemon juice to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.4, Fat 7.7, SaturatedFat 1, Sodium 567.1, Carbohydrate 41.8, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 2.4, Protein 7.7