Quinoa Salad with Avocado

Ingredients

• 80 g white quinoa
• 80 g red quinoa
• Salt
• 1 small red chili pepper
• 3 tomatoes
• 3 bell peppers (red, green, yellow)
• 2 Spring Onions
• 280 g corn (drained weight; canned)
• 40 g cilantro (2 bunches)
• 1 Lime
• 1 Avocado
• 150 g Yogurt (3.5% fat)
• 0.5 tsp ground cumin
• Cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. 1.

   Rinse quinoa in a sieve under warm water until clear. Then cook it in 2.5 times the amount of salted water with the chili for about 15 minutes.

2. 2.

   Meanwhile, peel and wash tomatoes, cut off the stem end in a wedge shape, and dice the flesh small. Halve bell peppers, remove seeds, wash and cube them. Clean spring onions, wash and slice into fine rings. Drain corn and let it dry. Wash cilantro, shake dry and chop finely.

3. 3.

   If necessary, drain quinoa, remove chili, and let it cool.

4. 4.

   Squeeze lime juice. Cut avocado in half, remove pit, lift the flesh from the skin and blend with a little lime juice and yogurt. Season with remaining lime juice, salt, cumin, and cayenne pepper.

5. 5.

   Combine quinoa with vegetables, cilantro, and dressing. Serve the quinoa salad with avocado immediately.