Zesty quinoa salad & chicken tacos

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Casablancaise Back to Recipe Review this recipe. In a large bowl combine quinoa, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, avocado, feta and parsley. Make dressing: In a medium bowl, combine olive oil, vinegar, honey and garlic. Quinoa with various veggies and a zesty (and easy) vinaigrette that makes a wonderful salad dressing for any salad.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook zesty quinoa salad & chicken tacos using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Zesty quinoa salad & chicken tacos:
  1. Prepare 3 chicken breasts
  2. Make ready 1 1⁄2 cup quinoa
  3. Make ready 1 can black beans ( drained & rinsed )
  4. Get 1 can corn ( Drained & rinsed )
  5. Prepare 2 avocados diced
  6. Take 2 limes squeezed
  7. Get 1 roma tomato
  8. Prepare 1 cilantro
  9. Make ready 1 corn tortillas
  10. Get 1 taco seasoning
  11. Get 1⁄2 tbsp red pepper flakes
  12. Take 1⁄4 tbsp cumin

This salad is definitely going to be this summer's ultimate salad. Seriously, it is bursting with in-season fresh fruit and earthy quinoa, and then dressed in a delicious zesty citrus dressing. And if that's not enough, it is equally perfect as a side dish and main meal for these long, summer days. Quinoa and this Easy Quinoa salad is a great gluten free dish.

Steps to make Zesty quinoa salad & chicken tacos:
  1. Rinse and drain your quinoa. A mesh strainer works best . Once dry heat up your pot and toast the quinoa for a couple of minutes.
  2. Pour 2 1⁄2 cups of water in the pot and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 15 to 18 minutes. Fluff with fork and set aside to cool.
  3. While quinoa is cooking heat up your grill and rub your chicken breasts with taco seasoning and oil.
  4. Add chicken to grill and cook throughly, about 4 minutes per side depending on grill.
  5. Wisk together lime juice,oil,cumin,black pepper,and red pepper flakes
  6. In a large bowl fold together quinoa ,black beans, corn,diced roma tomato,chopped cilantro,and cubed avocados while pouring lime juice mixture over the top of it .let sit in fridge or serve immediately.
  7. Cube chicken into pieces and serve on the corn tortillas.
  8. I dressed my tacos up with salsa and sour cream. You can also use the quinoa as a topping it will surprise you.

And if that's not enough, it is equally perfect as a side dish and main meal for these long, summer days. Quinoa and this Easy Quinoa salad is a great gluten free dish. Even though quinoa is a more nutritious choice than rice and lends itself to most dishes containing rice, did you know, quinoa is really not a grain? That's right, quinoa is not a member of the cereal or grain family at all! It is a seed and member of the chenopod family which also.

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