Recipe

Simple Summer Salad

 Simple Summer Salad

Photo by alexmr

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Corn off the Cob
  • Chef

    alexmr's Notes: I was making dinner tonight and as I was slicing the corn off the cob I thought- Hey - that's this weeks contest! I have a three month old daughter and she has already taught me the value...

    Expand

Serves 4

  1. Rinse one cup quinoa and bring to boil two cups water. Add the quinoa to the water and cook until quinoa is soft and translucent.

    Ask a question about this step
  2. Cook corn and let cool.

    Ask a question about this step
  3. Chop the avocado, tomatoes and mango in to cubes and put in a large bowl.

    Ask a question about this step
  4. Slice the corn kernels off the cob. Add the kernels to the other veggies.

    Ask a question about this step
  5. Add the quinoa to the bowl.

    Ask a question about this step
  6. Rinse and drain the black beans and add them to the veggies and quinoa in the bowl.

    Ask a question about this step
  7. Add the spices and the lime juice. Mix and enjoy!

    Ask a question about this step

2 Comments on Simple Summer Salad

Dsc_0423-1 Reply

Thank you! I love lime with almost anything!

Me Reply

That looks really tangy and refreshing. Love lime juice and mango.

Meet our Hotliners:

Todd Carmichael

Todd is an adventure traveler and co-founder of the premier coffee roasting company La Colombe Torrefaction.