11
Jun
08
In my never-ending attempt to eat more whole grains, I whipped up this recipe the other night. It’s a whole lot of protein, fiber and vitamin C, all rolled up in a delicious taco. I made mine with chicken because my son is a meat-lover, but you could easily omit this ingredient for a yummy vegetarian meal.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup quinoa, rinsed
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 avocado (approximately 1 cup), diced
- 3/4 cup tomato, diced
- 1 tb fresh cilantro, chopped
- juice of one lime
- 1 can black beans, rinsed
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 lb chicken breast tenders, grilled, or meat from one store-bought rotisserie chicken
- tortillas
- your favorite salsa or hot sauce
Directions
- Combine water and quinoa in a small saucepan and bring to a rapid boil. Simmer on low until water is absorbed. Set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, combine cooked quinoa, avocado, tomato, cilantro, lime juice, salt and black beans. Add chicken if desired. Fill tortillas and top with your favorite salsa.
this looks SO good!!
It is Jess! And so easy
Do it!
I love quinoa this looks super yum!!
i’m SO going to make these tonight! thanks!!
Yay Kelly! Let me know what you think of them
Oh That looks good!
Here’s one more quinoa salad to die for:
Quinoa Salad with Grapefruit, Avocado, and Arugula
Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa, 1/4 cup dried cranberries, 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 teaspoons honey, 2 cloves garlic, minced, 1 teaspoon minced serrano pepper, 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint, 1/4 cup minced cilantro, 1 shallot, minced, 1 pinch salt and black pepper to taste, 4 cups baby arugula leaves, washed and dried, 1 avocado – peeled, pitted and diced, 1/2 grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
Directions: Boil quinoa until tender and the outer rings appear on the grains, strain. In a small bowl, combine cranberries, lime juice, olive oil, honey, garlic, serrano pepper, mint, cilantro, shallot, and arugula. Stir into the cooled quinoa and add arugula. Top with avocado and grapefruit.
Oh, Natasha! That sounds awesome! Thanks for sharing
it’s a crime I don’t have avo in the house right now.
Amy: ha! I totally thought of you when I was making these
oh quinoa, i love you so …
made them, last night, and they were DELICIOUS! yay! thanks!
Thank for reporting back Kelly! I get a big thrill out of people trying my recipes
I made these for dinner last night, and they were a HIT. I’ve been enjoying your site, but particularly love the recipes you post. ; )
Thanks Angela! I LOVE hearing about people trying my recipes. It makes me happy
SO wish I had avocado right now so I could make this for lunch.Sounds SO tasty… can’t wait to try it!
yes! These look amazing, Chenin – love the colors. Have you cooked with red or black quinoa? It’s stunning.
Thanks Sara! I’m so glad you stopped by
I didn’t even know about red or black quinoa! That sounds lovely 
We’ve made this TWICE this week! Thanks for the great recipe!
I’m always looking for recipes like this. So great having a new blog to stalk and obsessively share with people. Why are you so awesome?
Six degrees of separation led me to find your recipe Chenin.
Wow! I can’t wait to make these tonight.
Thank you.
Made this last night – yum! Thank you.
Awesome Kelly! Thanks for checking back in and letting me know!
I just found your blog two days ago and when I saw this beautiful picture of such delicious food I had to try it. So I made it last night and it was so delicious. Thank you for sharing! If you don’t mind I would love to link your post on my blog. It was really so tasty!
Looks good I am making them this week , we just bought a bag of Avocados. I am also going to make the salad posted by NAT. All looks so good.