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Cuban Quinoa Bowls with Pineapple Salsa

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Ingredients

Pineapple Salsa

  • 2 cups pineapple
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley or cilantro
  • ¼ cup diced tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • to taste sea salt and ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup finely chopped onion
  • 2-3 teaspoons chopped jalapeño

Seasoned Black Beans

  • ½ tablespoon coconut oil
  • 2 cups black beans, cooked and drained
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • to taste sea salt and ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon chopped cilantro or parsley

Plantains

  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 large ripe plantain, peeled and thickly sliced (¼ inch)
  • to taste sea salt

Quinoa

  • 2 cups cooked quinoa

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients for the pineapple salsa in a bowl and set aside to meld flavors.
  2. In a pan, heat coconut oil and add black beans, cumin, garlic powder, and onion powder. Cook for about 5 minutes and season with salt and pepper. Stir in chopped cilantro before removing from heat.
  3. In another pan, heat coconut oil and fry plantain slices on each side until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Season with sea salt and set aside.
  4. Assemble the bowls by adding ½ cup cooked quinoa, ½ cup seasoned black beans, ½ cup pineapple salsa, and ¼ of the fried plantain slices to each bowl.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
2 servings
Calories
755
Total fat
16g
Total carbohydrates
136g
Total protein
26g
Sodium
464mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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