Quinoa Bean Salad

This is the quinoa bean salad.  Picture props go out to my wonderful and talented sister-in-law Esther Battisti.  She is participating on this journey with me and is a SUPER talented photographer.  She's an awesome mom as well to two beautiful daughters :) By the way,  I had a lot of fun making this. It was super yummy too!  It tastes almost like pasta salad.  Enjoy!

Quinoa Bean Salad Serves: 6  Preparation Time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 2 cups cooked quinoa 1 1/2 cups cooked white beans or 1 (15 ounce) can no salt added or low sodium white beans, drained 1 cup grated carrots 1 cup currants 1/2 cup raw walnuts, chopped 2 plum tomatoes, chopped 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped 1/2 orange or yellow bell pepper, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon chili powder 2 teaspoons Bragg Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce

Instructions: Cook quinoa according to package directions. Place all other ingredients in a large bowl and mix. Add cooked quinoa and toss. This is even better when refrigerated overnight to blend flavors.