Quinoa Salad Recipe - Antioxidant-Foods - Dr. Trevor Cates®

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked black beans (or 1/2 cup cooked black beans and 1/2 cup cooked garbanzo beans)
• 1 cup diced cucumber
• 1/2 cup chopped pitted green olives (or Kalamata olives)
• 4 red radishes, chopped
• 1/4 cup raw organic pumpkin seeds
• 3 cups cooked and cooled quinoa, red, black or tricolored
• 3 to 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (or other fresh herb of choice)
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 tsp ground cumin ((optional))
• 1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
• 1/8 tsp Himalayan salt or Celtic sea salt (or more to taste)
• Mixed Greens, or spinach, for serving