Salad:
5-6 cups cooked quinoa
3 cups corn
1/2 cup chopped fine red onion
1/2 chopped red pepper
1 cucumber chopped
1 little round of queso fresco (optional. or maybe use home-made ricotta)
cherry tomatoes if you want
Avocados are yummy in it if you want
Dressing:
1/4 cup white wine vinegar (regular white works too)
1/4 cup lime juice
4 cloves garlic
1/2 t. salt
1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. canola oil
1 bunch of chopped cilantro
Mix salad ingredients together. If you don't add the avocados in the salad, but instead on top, the salad lasts very well in the fridge for a week.
Blend all the dressing ingredients well before adding the finely chopped cilantro. Sometimes I just throw that in the blender too.
Mix all together and enjoy. I have changed the original recipe to my liking. It is a forgiving recipe. Add whatever veggies you like. The original recipe called for 1 cup of oil. I think 1/3 or even less is just fine. It is very good with the cheese mixed in, but if you are planning on eating it all week (it makes lots) the cheese and avocado are good just sprinkled on.
I'm excited to try this. I think I may have made something like it a while back but I lost the recipe. Thanks!
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