- prep: 10 min
- cook: 10 min
- total: 20 min
Summary
A light and healthy quinoa salad tossed in a refreshing orange vinaigrette, chockfull of protein and fiber!
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 large navel oranges, cut into segments
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
- 1 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup canned corn kernels, drained
- 1/3 cup chopped red onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 503 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 18 g 27.52%
- Saturated Fat: 3 g 13.35%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 584 mg 24.35%
- Calcium: 116 mg 11.65%
- Potassium: 533 mg 15.22%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 4 mg 22.82%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 73 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 13 g 52.93%
- Sugar: 18 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 3 g
- Vitamin A 9.82%
- Vitamin C 178.25%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat3
- Exchange - Fruit1
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch3
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total2 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit1 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total2 oz-eq