Try this chilled quinoa and black-eyed peas salad as a side dish for tacos or grilled chicken or steak.

Not all salads have to start with lettuce.

It takes just a few minutes to put together after thequinoa is cookedbefore chilling it for a few hours.

Black-Eyed Pea & Quinoa Salad

Credit: Buff Strickland

Keep it in the fridge for snacks or lunchjust wait to add the avocado right before eating.

They should be ready to eat in a day or two.

)canblack-eyed peas, rinsed and drained

1(15- to 16-oz.

Chill and Serve

Cover; chill 4 to 24 hours.

Gently stir in avocado just before serving.

2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.