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Mexican Quinoa Salad Cups with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

Name: Mexican Quinoa Salad Cups with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 small heads artisan lettuce ); 1 15-ounce can unsalted black beans ); 1 large sweet potato ); ~1/2 tsp each cumin, cinnamon, and sea salt ); 3/4 cup dry white or red quinoa ); Olive oil; 1/2 small ripe avocado; 1 cup chopped cilantro; 2-3 small limes, juiced; 1/3 cup extra virgin olive or avocado oil; 1/4 tsp each sea salt and cumin; 1 Tbsp sweetener of choice ); Water ); Hot Sauce; Salsa; Jalapeño slices

Recipe by Minimalist Baker · ★ 4.87 (29) · indexed by SeasonSort

30 min

Total time

Servings

~$1.14

Per serving · Midwest

In-season items

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Ingredients

Cooking for

Adults 12

Kids 0

2 small heads artisan lettuce ) in season · cheap now
1 15-ounce can unsalted black beans )
1 large sweet potato ) in season · cheap now
~1/2 tsp each cumin, cinnamon, and sea salt )
3/4 cup dry white or red quinoa )
Olive oil
1/2 small ripe avocado in season · cheap now
1 cup chopped cilantro
2-3 small limes, juiced in season · cheap now
1/3 cup extra virgin olive or avocado oil
1/4 tsp each sea salt and cumin
1 Tbsp sweetener of choice )
Water )
Hot Sauce
Salsa
Jalapeño slices in season · cheap now

Nutrition · per serving

282

Calories

7 g

Protein

28 g

Carbs

18 g

Fat

Nutrition as published by Minimalist Baker. Cost is an estimate from this week’s regional produce & meat prices plus typical pantry costs. Indexed as factual data — the full method and photos live on Minimalist Baker.

Balance your plate

✓ Protein✓ Veggie✓ Carb

Nicely balanced — protein, veggie, and carb all covered.

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