Quinoa salad
Add poached salmon or chicken to make it a full meal!
3 cups cooked quinoa
1 avocado diced
1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
1 can drained & rinsed black beans
1 can peaches & cream corn with juice
3 green onions sliced
1/2 cup cilantro chopped
Dressing:
zest of one lime & 1/2 cup of lime juice
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cayenne powder
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp good salt
Cashew cream - recipe follows
Cook quinoa according to package instructions....1 cup quinoa to 1.75 cups water. Stir in the next 6 ingredients. Combine all the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl and whisk. Add dressing to quinoa stuff and mix well. Top with cashew cream!
Cashew cream:
1 cup raw cashews
1/4 cup - 1/2 cup water or coconut milk (depends on how thick/thin you want it)
1/2 tsp sea salt
Completely cover one cup of raw cashews in water and let sit over night. Drain and rinse cashews. In a small food processor or blender than can liquify stuff add the ingredients and giver heck until the cashews are creamy. Insanely good on pretty much everything!
