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.

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

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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

1. Mix all ingredients together. Serve.
2. 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.

More Cinco de Mayo Flavors:

Homemade Cheesy Bean Dip

Mojito Smoothie

Green Tomato Salsa Verde

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