This springtime quinoa salad is perfect as a side dish to any meal or a light lunch. Make sure that the asparagus and kale are sliced in time for the last two minutes of the quinoa cooking.
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Quinoa and black bean salad
This Quinoa and Black Bean Salad is an easy to make meal that you can use for fast meals any day of the week. It’s so delicious you will forget it is also packed with nutritional goodness.
Quinoa pizza snack bites
I call these a snack, but a handful of these, a great salad and eggs, would make for a delicious light dinner – a perfect meal! Kids and adults love these. They are perfect in the lunchbox, warm or room temp! You can make these in fun shapes such as heart shaped muffin cups or a regular 24 mini-cup muffin tin.