So last night my best friend decided to have a taco party, and conveniently she’s a vegetarian! She told all of us to bring food, so I decided to whip up a newer version of Black Bean Quinoa Salad.
If you’re new to quinoa, it’s a tiny grain stemming from spinach and other greens. It is absolutely one of the most healthiest foods out there for you with all 7 amino-acids, antioxidants, and with 8 grams of protein per serving, it’s the perfect vegetarian staple! It taste like a nuttier version of couscous, did I mention it’s gluten-free? Yah, it’s my favorite. Try to keep your ingredients organic; not only will you notice your body feeling better when you eat organic, but your food will just taste better.
What you’ll need:
1 1/2 cups of black beans, or a can of rinsed black beans
1 1/2 cups of quinoa
3/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
3/4 cup chopped cherry tomatoes
3 chopped green onions
A handful of cilantro
For dressing:
5 tablespoons of lime
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of ground cumin
1/4 cup of olive oil
Cook quinoa in 5 cups of boiling water. Cover, and turn heat to low for about 10 minutes until fluffy.
Chop all your veggies…
Whisk ingredients for dressing
Add black beans and stir all together, and viola! Healthy, quinoa salad!
I headed over to my friend Brooke’s for her taco party. When I walked into her kitchen, she had an assortment of “meats” all cooked up and vegetarian! She used boca-taco meat(soy protein that taste and feels like beef), alongside with refried vegetarian beans, Spanish rice, tortillas, salsa, guacamole…the goods essentially.
but then she brought out the soy-rizo…
yumm..?
Well it happened to be delicious, she spiced the “meat” with
pinch of garlic powder
1 teaspoon of cumin
2 teaspoons of chili powder
pinch of cayenne
salt and pepper to taste
and then?
We all munched!
Everyone loved the quinoa, the meat-eaters did not hesitate to finish the plate!
However, meat-eaters were very skeptical of the soy-rizo. So I interviewed my friend Homero, a meat-connoisseur, what he thought about the soy-rizo.
Hope you guys enjoy!
-Reciparty people
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