Summer Salad

Here is another quick and easy recipe I saw from the blog "100 Days of Real Food."

This is a perfect summer salad - an easy side-dish or a great addition to a potluck. Holden did not enjoy it (most likely the garlic flavor), so this is definitely more for adults.

The original recipe is below, and I have put my changes in italics. Enjoy!

Lime-Cilantro Quinoa Salad
Salad
-3 cups cooked quinoa (1 cup dry)
-3/4 cup dried fruit (I omitted the dried fruit)
-1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted (I omitted this because Holden is too young for nuts)
-1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
-1 bell pepper of any color, diced (I used red)
-1 can black beans
-1 can corn
(Note: I wanted this to be more Mexican, so that is why I added the beans and corn)
Dressing
-1/4 cup lime juice (make sure to get at least 2 limes)
-1/4 cup olive oil
-1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (I only had spicy brown, it turned out fine)
-2 garlic cloves, minced (I only used 1 and thought it was enough garlic flavor)
-Pinch of salt
Directions
1. Mix all salad ingredients together in a large bowl.
2. In a separate, smaller bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients.
3. Pour the dressing over the salad and mix thoroughly.
4. Eat or store in an airtight container in the fridge.