SPICY QUINOA, BEAN, AND PEPPER SALAD

Spicy Quinoa, Bean, and Pepper Salad image

Incredibly tasty dish that even non-quinoa lovers will love! Add other veggies and peppers to taste. This can be served either hot or cold.

Provided by J&J

Categories Salad Grains Quinoa Salad Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 teaspoon chile oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
¾ cup red quinoa
1 ½ cups vegetable broth
½ teaspoon chipotle pepper powder, or more to taste
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup frozen corn kernels

Steps:

Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes; add chopped red pepper and continue to cook and stir until slightly tender, 1 to 2 minutes.
Stir quinoa with the onion mixture. Pour vegetable broth into the saucepan; season with chipotle pepper powder and cayenne pepper. Bring the broth to a boil. Cover the saucepan, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, about 20 minutes.
Stir black beans and corn into the quinoa mixture; simmer until the beans and corn are heated through, about 5 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 308.5 calories, Carbohydrate 57 g, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 12.8 g, Protein 13.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 587.7 mg, Sugar 6.6 g