Chipotle-Lime Recipe ⇾ Quinoa with Chipotle-Lime Dressing

Healthy, fast, easy, versatile meal with a kick--great as an entree or side dish. You can substitute chicken broth for vegetable broth, if desired. Garnish with black olives and cilantro.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
• 1 avocado, diced
• ½ cup firmly packed chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 lime, juiced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
• 1 chipotle chile pepper in adobo sauce, sauce reserved
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir quinoa into onion; saute until toasted and fragrant, about 2 minutes.
2. Pour broth into quinoa mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot with a lid, and simmer until liquid is completely absorbed, about 20 minutes.
3. Stir black beans, tomato, bell pepper, and avocado together in a bowl.
4. Blend cilantro, lime juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, Greek yogurt, chipotle pepper, 1 tablespoon reserved adobo sauce, honey, cumin, salt, and black pepper together in a blender until dressing is smooth.
5. Pour dressing over black bean mixture; add quinoa and toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts

• calories340.7
• carbohydrateContent45.1 g
• cholesterolContent0.9 mg
• fatContent14.5 g
• fiberContent11.2 g
• proteinContent10.6 g
• saturatedFatContent2.1 g
• sodiumContent474.5 mg
• sugarContent7.4 g