Quinoa Salad ($.66 per serving)

Potluck Lunch on a Budget

My husband’s group is having a potluck lunch this Thursday to celebrate the holidays. He was assigned a side dish. Unfortunately I am working all week, so in order to provide a reasonably priced dish which is fresh and yummy, we choose a salad. A Quinoa Salad--- Yummy. I had downloaded this recipe from a website a while ago and not planning on posting it, so unfortunately I do not know where to give credit for this recipe. If you know, please comment below.

Quinoa Salad

Servings = 8

Ingredients

1 ¼ cup of Dry Quinoa
1 Can of Black Beans
¼ of a Red Onion
2 Cups of Corn
1 Medium Sized Tomato
1 TBSP Finely Chopped Cilantro
1 Lime Juice

Directions

Cook the quinoa and place into a big bowl or Tupperware container.

Caramelize the corn by roasting it in a frying pan with a bit of olive oil and garlic for flavor.

Add all ingredients together into the bowl, squeeze lime juice, add salt and pepper, and stir it all together.

~ Savings ~

Cost Breakdown:

Regular Shopping

1 ¼ cup of Dry Quinoa ($3.99/ 16 oz = $2.00)
1 Can of Black Beans ($.69 can = $.69)
¼ of a Red Onion ($.40 per onion =$.10 )
2 Cups of Corn ($.45 per can X 2=$ .90)
1 Medium Sized Tomato (Roma Tomatoes @ $.99 lb = $.50)
1 TBSP Finely Chopped Cilantro ($.99 per bunch = $.50)
1 Lime Juice ($.59 per lime= $.59)

Total Recipe Cost = $5.28

Cost Per cup Serving = $0.66

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Comments

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