Easiest Way to Summer Eating on a Dime Quinoa, Mango & Mint Salad

Easiest Way to Summer Eating on a Dime Quinoa, Mango & Mint Salad Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Quinoa, Mango & Mint Salad. Served cold, this refreshing Mango Quinoa Salad is the perfect sweet/spicy balance, with jalapeños, cilantro, onion, and tomatoes. Make this vegan recipe ahead of time and serve straight out of the fridge! It's amazing paired with a spicy protein, like blackened tilapia or jerk chicken.

Bring chicken stock, quinoa, curry powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to a boil in a saucepan over high heat.

This vibrant spring mango quinoa salad is filled with colors and textures.

It is an easy healthy dish that it is equally delicious served warm or chilled.

You can cook Quinoa, Mango & Mint Salad using 11 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Quinoa, Mango & Mint Salad

1. It’s of water.

2. It’s of quinoa.

3. Prepare of red onion.

4. It’s of mangos.

5. It’s of cucumber.

6. Prepare of Roma tomato.

7. It’s of feta or panela cheese.

8. It’s of finely chopped fresh mint leaves.

9. Prepare of lemons, the juice of.

10. It’s of salt.

11. Prepare of pepper.

The vibrant colors of this salad–orange, red, black and green–signal that it's loaded with phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals.

And since it features both quinoa–a "complete" protein with all the essential amino acids–and black beans, it's a vegetarian protein powerhouse.

Serve on a bed of Boston lettuce or in a pita pocket.

This mango quinoa bowl is fast and delicious, drizzled with a tangy vegan cashew sauce.

Quinoa, Mango & Mint Salad instructions

1. In a pot, bring the water to a rolling boil. Add the quinoa, cover and let simmer at low flame for 15 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl to let cool until room temperature (you can speed up the cooling by placing a smaller bowl with ice cubes or chilled water on top of the quinoa)..

2. While the quinoa cools, dice onion, mangos, cucumber, tomato and cheese..

3. Combine quinoa with diced ingredients, add the mint leaves. Toss with the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Voilá!.

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This post was created in partnership with the National Mango Board.

Quinoa, black beans, mango and vegetables with cilantro and lime juice - a delicious combination perfect for lunch or as a side dish. (perfect for Meatless Mondays!) Leftovers are great, the flavors only get better the next day.

Mango Quinoa Salad is a tart, sweet, and tangy dish, filled with color and texture.

The mangoes add a sweet note to this salad and it's filling enough to be a main dish as well.