One of my favorite things to eat in the summer is salad. They are easy to make, you don't have to turn on the oven and you don't feel like your face is about to melt off right after you've eaten one. You know that feeling?
I have to admit, a "typical" salad filled with fruits and veggies usually doesn't cut it for me. It's just not enough and I'm lightheaded and starving by dinner time. This salad I made isn't just another salad... it's an amazing salad!
It's a Quinoa, Cabbage and Avocado Salad. You want to know more about it, don't you!?
Quinoa Mix
Quinoa, cooked
olive oil
lime juice
black beans, drained
fresh cooked corn, or canned
So simple and so good! First step, cook that quinoa. I love that this is as easy to make as pasta, but so much better for you! I also like that it looks pretty neat, turning translucent, when cooked. While doing this, if you're using fresh corn you're going to want to cook that too. Depending if you like to keep it on the cob to cook it and cut it after or cut it off first and then cook it, will depend on how long you cook it. I personally like to cut it off the cob first and then cook it. After both the quinoa and corn is cooked let them cool a bit.that is cooked let it cool a little. I didn't put amounts on the ingredient lists because it's one of those things that you make what you want to eat, or make what you want to store for later. It's up to you, everything, as in most salads is "to taste". Add all ingredients together and mix well.
The best thing about this part is that it is both substance to the salad and the dressing!!
Not necessarily meant to be both, but after putting the Quinoa mix on my salad the oil and lime juice were the perfect amount of "liquid", although they weren't runny or anything.
Some of you who have read my blogs on salad before know that I usually use cabbage in my salads. Really, my only reasoning is because it's cheaper than lettuce. So while I used cabbage you could of course use whatever type of greens you prefer.
After chopping up the cabbage and placing it in my bowl I topped it with the Quinoa mix some shredded carrots and then cubed an avocado on top. Yes, I'm still loving avocados and until they get to a ridiculous price I will continue to use them in everything!
Here is the final product.
Quinoa Mix
Quinoa, cooked
olive oil
lime juice
black beans, drained
fresh cooked corn, or canned
So simple and so good! First step, cook that quinoa. I love that this is as easy to make as pasta, but so much better for you! I also like that it looks pretty neat, turning translucent, when cooked. While doing this, if you're using fresh corn you're going to want to cook that too. Depending if you like to keep it on the cob to cook it and cut it after or cut it off first and then cook it, will depend on how long you cook it. I personally like to cut it off the cob first and then cook it. After both the quinoa and corn is cooked let them cool a bit.that is cooked let it cool a little. I didn't put amounts on the ingredient lists because it's one of those things that you make what you want to eat, or make what you want to store for later. It's up to you, everything, as in most salads is "to taste". Add all ingredients together and mix well.
The best thing about this part is that it is both substance to the salad and the dressing!!
Not necessarily meant to be both, but after putting the Quinoa mix on my salad the oil and lime juice were the perfect amount of "liquid", although they weren't runny or anything.
Some of you who have read my blogs on salad before know that I usually use cabbage in my salads. Really, my only reasoning is because it's cheaper than lettuce. So while I used cabbage you could of course use whatever type of greens you prefer.
After chopping up the cabbage and placing it in my bowl I topped it with the Quinoa mix some shredded carrots and then cubed an avocado on top. Yes, I'm still loving avocados and until they get to a ridiculous price I will continue to use them in everything!
Here is the final product.
The best thing about this salad {ok, not really the best}, it's in Malachi's Monkey Bowl. Looks like it's time to start the dishwasher!!
Amy! I love this salad idea! I'll try it out in the next couple of weeks. Great job by the way. You're almost there! A few more days until you add some new foods. Looking forward to hearing more.
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