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Mexican Quinoa Salad Cups with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

Time
30 min
Makes
12
Ingredients
16
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Ingredients

Servings
12 servings
Amounts
  • 2 small heads artisan lettuce ((any variety that will form cups/wraps nicely – or sub corn tortillas))
  • 1 15-ounce can unsalted black beans ((note: If your beans are salted, omit additional sea salt))
  • 1 large sweet potato ((scrubbed, rinsed and cubed))
  • ~1/2 tsp each cumin, cinnamon, and sea salt ((divided))
  • 3/4 cup dry white or red quinoa ((rinsed in a fine mesh strainer))
  • Olive oil
  • 1/2 small ripe avocado
  • 1 cup chopped cilantro
  • 2-3 small limes, juiced
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive or avocado oil
  • 1/4 tsp each sea salt and cumin
  • 1 Tbsp sweetener of choice ((such as cane sugar or honey if not vegan))
  • Water ((to thin))
  • Hot Sauce
  • Salsa
  • Jalapeño slices
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Nutrition · per serving

1 salad cups per serving

Calories
282 kcal
Fat
18 g
Fiber
8.6 g
Sugar
5 g
Sodium
200 mg
Protein
6.8 g
Carbohydrate
28 g
Saturated fat
2.8 g

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