Quinoa Salad

I may or may not have been eating this obsessively for the past 2 weeks.... It is yummy! If you haven't met quinoa yet, let me introduce you. Quinoa is a little grain-like seed and when cooked it opens up and looks like a cross between a mini-pasta and exploding couscous. It really doesn't taste like much, but it's pretty good for you, being relatively high in protein and fiber. This is, by far, my favorite quinoa recipe yet.

Ingredients: adapted from here
* Mix all together in a big bowl
1 15oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 15 oz can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup corn
1 red, yellow or orange bell pepper chopped
1/2 small red onion, diced
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup cooked quinoa (I found that about 1/2 cup dry quinoa will end up to be about 1 cup cooked)
1 pomegranate (I added this to give it a little bit of sweetness and since it is currently pomegranate season. But I bet you could add mango or strawberries or something too!)

dressing: (whisk all together and pour over the ingredients above)
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 Tablespoon sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil

i'm addicted