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Quinoa & Black Rice Salad with Cumin & Avocado

Quinoa & Black Rice Salad with Cumin & Avocado is a salad recipe that makes for a great lunch, or an easy dinner. This vegetarian rice salad is easy to make and incredibly delicious!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 6 to 8 servings
Calories: 260 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ½ c. short-grain black rice or substitute another color of short-grain rice
  • 1 c. red quinoa rinsed well (or substitue another color of quinoa)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ¼ tsp. kosher salt
  • 4 T. extra-virgin olive oil divided
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 3 large garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tsp. cumin seeds
  • 3 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ¼ c. chopped fresh cilantro
  • ¼ c. chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 T. 1″ pieces chives
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 avocados peeled, pitted, and sliced into wedges
  • 1 lemon sliced into wedges

Instructions

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  1. Bring rice and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until water is absorbed and rice is tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
  2. While the rice is cooking, combine the quinoa, bay leaf, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 2 cups water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes. Drain the quinoa and let it sit in the hot saucepan, covered, for 15 minutes. Discard the bay leaf. Fluff quinoa with a fork.
  3. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally until soft, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and cumin and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Add this to quinoa. Then add the rice to the quinoa mixture and stir well. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, fresh lemon juice, cilantro, parsley, and chives. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  4. Serve salad with avocado and lemon wedges.

Notes

  • Note: black rice and red quinoa are available at better supermarkets and at natural foods and specialty foods stores. I found mine at Whole Foods.
  • Slightly adapted from Bon Appetit magazine, November 2011

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 260kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 20g (7%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 20g (31%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 16g Sodium 163mg (7%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 2g (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6to 8 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 260

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 260kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 20g 7%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 16g 94%
Sodium 163mg 7%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 2g 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.