This is seriously good eats. It’s a beautiful salad and the dressing is very tasty. The orange juice, cilantro, sesame oil, and garlic sing in your mouth.
Ingredients
Salad:
- ½ cup quinoa
- 1 cup water
- 1 mango, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup cooked black beans
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
Dressing:
- ¼ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 Tbsp. rice vinegar
- 2 tsp. toasted sesame oil
- 1 tsp. minced garlic
- ⅛ tsp. salt
- Pinch cayenne pepper
Directions
- Toast quinoa in a small dry saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until it smells nutty (4-6 minutes). Add water and bring to a simmer. Turn heat to low, cover, and cook until the quinoa is tender (15-20 minutes).
- While quinoa cooks, whisk together orange juice, cilantro, vinegar, sesame oil, minced garlic, salt, cayenne in a medium bowl. Toss with mango, bell pepper, beans, and scallions.
- Add cooked quinoa to the mango mixture and toss to combine.
Nutrition Facts
2 servings per container
Serving Size 544 g
| Amount per serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 450 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 8.5g | 11% | |
| Saturated Fat 1.5g | 6% | |
| Trans Fat 0g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 3.5g | ||
| Monounsaturated Fat 3g | ||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 365mg | 16% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 81g | 30% | |
| Dietary Fiber 15g | 53% | |
| Total Sugars 29g | ||
| Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0% | |
| Sugar Alcohol 0g | ||
| Other Carbohydrate 14g | ||
| Protein 16g | ||
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium 87.7mg | 6% | |
| Iron 4.6mg | 25% | |
| Potassium 1075mg | 25% | |
| Vitamin A 203.1mcg | 25% | |
| Vitamin C 156.5mg | 170% | |
| Vitamin E 4.5mg | 30% | |
| Vitamin K 50.8mcg | 40% | |
| Thiamin 0.5mg | 40% | |
| Riboflavin 0.3mg | 25% | |
| Niacin 6.3mg | 40% | |
| Vitamin B6 0.7mg | 40% | |
| Folate 326.2mcg | 82% | |
| Vitamin B12 0mcg | 0% | |
| Biotin 0.7mcg | 2% | |
| Chloride 15.2mg | 0% | |
| Pantothenate 1.2mg | 25% | |
| Phosphorus 367.7mg | 30% | |
| Iodine 1.5mcg | 2% | |
| Magnesium 176.4mg | 40% | |
| Zinc 2.7mg | 25% | |
| Selenium 6.1mcg | 10% | |
| Copper 0.7mg | 70% | |
| Manganese 1.5mg | 60% | |
| Chromium 0.3mcg | 0% | |
| Molybdenum 67.5mcg | 150% | |
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
Mango, Water, Black Beans (black Beans, Water, Salt), Red Bell Pepper, Whole Grain Quinoa, Orange Juice, Rice Vinegar, Scallion, Sesame Oil, Cilantro, Garlic, Salt, Cayenne Pepper.
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