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Make a Super Breakfast Avocado Quinoa Bowl

FALLBROOK – This is a super breakfast bowl when you have leftover quinoa. Just reheat the beans and fry the eggs. But even if you have to cook the quinoa, it is still less than 30 minutes to prepare the breakfast. The fresh homemade salsa makes 1 cup, more than what you need for this recipe. Save the rest for a dip or another breakfast such as the bean burrito with avocado.

This recipe is gluten-free and courtesy of Fresh Avocados – Love One Today®. For more information and recipes, visit LoveOneToday.com.

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Ready in: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

Bowl Ingredients

● 1 cup cooked quinoa (see ingredients and directions below)

● 1 cup (15-oz. can, drained) black beans

● 1/4 tsp. ground cumin

● 1/2 tsp. garlic powder

● 1/2 tsp. dried oregano

● 2 medium eggs

● nonstick cooking oil spray

● 1 ripe, fresh avocado, halved, pitted, peeled and sliced, divided

● 1 fresh carrot, sliced

● 2 Tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped

● 2 lime wedges, divided

Fresh Salsa

● 2 Roma tomatoes

● 1 jalapeño chile, stem removed

● 1/4 medium white onion, roughly chopped in two pieces

● 1 garlic clove, peeled

● 1/4 cup cilantro leaves

● 1 lime, juiced

● salt to taste

Quinoa (prep time: 10min / cook time: 15min)

● 1 cup quinoa, uncooked

● 1/8 tsp. olive oil

● 1 garlic clove, minced

● 1 1/2 cup water or broth

● 1 lime or lemon juice, freshly squeezed

● 2 green onion sprigs, thinly sliced (about 1/4 cup)

● 1/4 cup red onion, chopped

● 3 Tbsp. cilantro, chopped

● 1/3 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

● 1 fresh jalapeño pepper, stem and seed removed, finely chopped (optional)

● salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions:

To prepare salsa:

1. Blend tomatoes, jalapeño, onion, garlic, cilantro and lime juice in a blender. Place salsa in a nonstick saucepan on medium high heat, let it boil for 2 minutes. Reduce heat and warm for 5 minutes. This salsa will be reduced to about 1 1/2 cup and will have a brick red color. Add salt to taste. Set aside.

To prepare the bowl:

1. Heat beans in a saucepan with cumin, garlic powder and dried oregano.

2. Heat another pan on medium high and spray with oil. Crack the eggs and fry until done.

3. Serve each bowl with 1/2 cup of cooked quinoa, 1/2 cup of black beans, a fried egg, pour warm salsa and 1/2 of the avocado slices. Top with chopped cilantro and serve with sliced carrots and lime wedges.

To prepare quinoa:

1. Heat 1/4 teaspoon oil in a saucepan. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute on medium high.

2. Add quinoa and water and let it boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. When the quinoa is cooked, the germ ring will be visible.

3. Mix quinoa with the rest of the "Quinoa" ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.

 

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