17/01/2024
Salad in a jar - super easy, portable, convenient and fresh tasting way to prep a lunch meal for the week in bulk. Here are 5 benefits of making salads in a jar:
1. Convenience: Salad in a jar is a convenient way to prepare and store salads in advance. It allows you to have a ready-to-eat and portable meal that can be taken to work, school, or any on-the-go situation.
2. Meal Prep Efficiency: Preparing salads in jars in advance can streamline your meal prep process. You can assemble multiple salads at once, ensuring you have healthy options readily available throughout the week.
3. Preservation of Freshness: The layering technique used in jarred salads helps to preserve the freshness of ingredients. By placing dressing at the bottom and more durable ingredients at the top, you can prevent the salad from becoming soggy until you’re ready to eat.
4. Variety and Customization: Jarred salads offer a great deal of flexibility in terms of ingredient variety and customization. You can choose a wide range of vegetables, proteins, grains, and dressings to suit your taste preferences and dietary needs.
5. Portion Control: The jars provide a built-in portion control mechanism. This can be helpful for those looking to manage their calorie intake or maintain a balanced diet.
While you can use whatever you have on hand in the fridge - here’s one of my favorite combos, Greek Salad in a Jar:
Ingredients:
* 1.5 cups chopped romaine
* 1/2 cup chopped cucumber
* 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced
* 2 tbsp Red onion, thinly sliced
* 2 tbsp Kalamata olives
Greek dressing
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 1 tbsp lemon juice
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 1 tsp oregano
* 1 pinch each salt and pepper
Add ingredients for dressing to bottom of a mason jar and shake to incorporate (note this makes enough for 1 salad - scale up as needed based on how many salad jars you are making and distribute across jars.) Layer onion, cucumber, tomato olives followed by romaine at top. Just shake it up when ready to eat and enjoy.
