Vegan Mexican Quinoa Bowl with Green Chile Cilantro Sauce

Description

Quinoa gets tossed with red bell peppers, black beans, romaine, and red onions, then smothered in a dairy-free sauce with a jalapeño kick. An easy meal!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted raw cashews
  • 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
  • ¼ cup hemp milk
  • ½ jalapeno pepper with seeds, or more to taste
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ¼ cups chopped fresh cilantro
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 ½ cups quinoa
  • 2 romaine hearts, chopped
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 3 cups chopped red bell pepper
  • ½ cup chopped red onion
  • 2 avocados, chopped

Instructions

  1. Combine cashews
  2. green chile peppers
  3. hemp milk
  4. jalapeno pepper
  5. and salt in a blender; process until smooth.
  6. Pour cashew mixture into a small bowl; stir in 1 cup cilantro.
  7. Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low
  8. cover
  9. and simmer until quinoa is tender
  10. 15 to 20 minutes.
  11. Divide romaine lettuce among 4 bowls. Top with quinoa
  12. black beans
  13. red bell pepper
  14. and onion. Drizzle cilantro sauce on top. Garnish with remaining 1/4 cup cilantro and chopped avocados.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 4

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