Black Bean Edamame Salad

Ingredients

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  ½ cup or 118g

• Edamame

  Frozen, prepared

  1 cup or 155g

• Corn

  Yellow, whole kernel, frozen, microwaved

  1 cup or 141g

• Black beans

  Mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

  1 cup or 172g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  100g

• Limes

  Raw

  ½ fruit or 34g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  1 tsp, whole or 2g

• Cayenne pepper

  Spices, red or cayenne

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Quinoa

  Cooked

  2 cup or 370g

Directions

1. Bring water and quinoa to boil in a small pot. Cover, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes or until all water is absorbed. Take off of heat and fluff with a fork.
2. While quinoa is cooking, drain and rinse black beans.
3. Cook frozen corn according to package instructions.
4. Chop red pepper into small chunks.
5. Combine defrosted edamame, black beans, corn, red pepper, and cooked quinoa in a large bowl.
6. Add the juice of one lime, cumin, cayenne and salt to the bowl. Fold together to combine. Enjoy!
7. Recipe by: Alison Corey (source: https://www.keepingthepeas.com/black-bean-quinoa-salad/)