Name: Spicy Quinoa, Bean, and Pepper Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chile oil - 1 teaspoon; Onion, chopped - 1; Garlic, chopped - 3 cloves; Red bell pepper, chopped - 1 large; Red quinoa - ¾ cup; Vegetable broth - 1 ½ cups; Chipotle pepper powder, or more to taste - ½ teaspoon; Cayenne pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Black beans, rinsed and drained - 1 (15 ounce) can; Frozen corn kernels (Optional) - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Spicy Quinoa, Bean, and Pepper Salad

1. Chile oil 1 teaspoon

2. Onion, chopped 1

3. Garlic, chopped 3 cloves

4. Red bell pepper, chopped 1 large

5. Red quinoa ¾ cup

6. Vegetable broth 1 ½ cups

7. Chipotle pepper powder, or more to taste ½ teaspoon

8. Cayenne pepper ¼ teaspoon

9. Black beans, rinsed and drained 1 (15 ounce) can

10. Frozen corn kernels (Optional) 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Spicy Quinoa, Bean, and Pepper Salad

1 . Stage

Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes; add chopped red pepper and continue to cook and stir until slightly tender, 1 to 2 minutes.

2 . Stage

Stir quinoa with the onion mixture. Pour vegetable broth into the saucepan; season with chipotle pepper powder and cayenne pepper. Bring the broth to a boil. Cover the saucepan, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, about 20 minutes.

3 . Stage

Stir black beans and corn into the quinoa mixture; simmer until the beans and corn are heated through, about 5 minutes more.