Gut loving bean salad

This salad is perfect as a base salad for the week ahead, kept in a sealed container and optional extras can be added each day.

Providing nourishing fibre for your gut and protein for your muscles, as well as phytoestrogens, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals to support you throughout this transitional stage of life, this salad can be eaten on it's own or added to your plate.

**Important to note, if you are sensitive to legumes or have been eating a low fibre diet, this salad should be added as a side to other meals at first (approx. 2 tbls a day then can increase each day)

Ingredients

4 serves

2 cups cooked Quinoa or Tri Colour Quinoa(follow instructions on packet)

400g can of Mexican bean mix(rinsed and drained well)

200g canned corn(drained)

100g frozen edamame(defrosted)

1 avocado, chopped

1 cucumber or celery stick, diced

1/2 red capsicum, diced

1/2 green or yellow capsicum, diced

10 cherry tomatoes, quartered

1/4 red onion, finely diced

Optional extras added per serve

100g cooked, shredded chicken or canned tuna

2tbls seed mix

Chopped coriander

Chopped chilli

Dressing

Juice of 2 limes or lemons

2 tbls extra virgin olive oil

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 tsp paprika or smoked paprika powder

1 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

Pinch of salt

Method

1. Mix all ingredients together in large bowl

2. Mix dressing in jug then pour and mix through salad ingredients