Cilantro Lime Quinoa

Cilantro Lime Quinoa is a healthy side dish recipe.  Serve with your favorite Mexican main dish.  Or add cooked chicken breast for a satisfying gluten free meal.

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Healthy Quinoa Side Dish

Oh how I love my quinoa.  I eat it for breakfast.  I eat it for lunch.  I eat it for dinner.  And I have even eaten Dessert Quinoa!

Quinoa is so versatile, quick to make and SUPER healthy!  What’s not to love about it?

I had planned on making a healthy alternative to regular cilantro lime rice, using quinoa.  When I realized it was almost Cinco de Mayo, I figured “Shoot, I better get on that!”

So here we have it.  Simple, flavorful, healthy, gluten free . . . Cilantro Lime Quinoa.

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Cilantro Lime Quinoa

Cilantro Lime Quinoa is a healthy side dish recipe.  Serve with your favorite Mexican main dish.  Or add cooked chicken breast for a satisfying gluten free meal.

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Course: Side Dishes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: healthy side dish, quinoa recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 2

Calories: 124kcal

Author: Nicole Harris

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 Cup Cooked White Quinoa*
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon Fresh Lime Juice 1 small lime
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon Fresh Cilantro snipped or chopped
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon Fresh Anaheim Pepper ** chopped
• ▢ 1/8 teaspoon Himalayan Salt or sea salt

Instructions

• Mix all ingredients together. Serve.
• optional - add a dollop of sour cream or Greek yogurt.

Notes

*1/4 cup dry quinoa produces 1 cup cooked. Quinoa increases 4 times in size when cooked.
**Anaheim peppers are very mild. Substitute with fresh jalapeno for a spicier side dish. Or omit peppers entirely for a non spicy dish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 391mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g

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