Salad in A Jar

XanthePersephone

Bump! I'm going to have to try this.

MLT314

BUMP!

Synapze

This is a great idea for work. Thank You!

waterwing

Thanks so much for these great ideas! As someone who gets stuck in a lunch rut and ends up buying junk.. this could save the day!

NuggetLovesEdie

This week's salad in a jar is sesame-ginger-orange chicken with no grain.

Each jar gets (from bottom to top):
1 tbsp sesame oil
1tbsp lemon juice
1/5 of 2 tbsp finely chopped pickled ginger (you could use fresh if you had it, I was out)
1/5 of 2 chicken breasts cooked in 1-2 tbsp sesame oil, chopped
1/5 of 3 small to medium mandarin oranges, peeled and sectioned (I'm sure canned would be fine here, too, I just happened to have fresh ones)
1/5 of 2 medium shredded carrots
1/5 of one and a half heads of chopped green leaf lettuce

No grains in this week's salad.

The rundown:
333 cal, 14 g carb, 21 g fat, 24 g protein, 3 g fiber, 8 g sugar

Note to self: remember to put a fork in your backpack, as eating salad with a spoon is tricker than it sounds.

aimeev2

Bump!

dodihere

Mine is the salad in the old cottage cheese container. But I like the idea.

jrmommy23

Bump

aepdx

oh my goodness I love putting everything in jars.

Hbazzell

I jsut started doing this! it Is great.

kyodi

BUMP!!!

mama137

Amazing! So trying this later in the week.

tinabuggy

bump

armitchell83

I am definitely going to try this for lunches at work! I have such a hard time packing something up every day, this is perfect!!

pinkgumdrop123

bump!

meagalayne

great combinations thanks for all the ideas.
not in a jar but my favourite salad combo is...

1 Tbsp balsamic
1-2 tsp sriracha
roasted/grilled veggies - carrots, red onion, peppers, zucchini and brussel sprouts
1/2 cup curried couscous (cooked with hot curry powder)
10-15 cherry tomatoes, halved
2-3 cups spinach

there's something about this combo that just fills me with love

I usually mix the dressing, roasted/grilled veg and couscous all together, fold in the tomatoes and serve over spinach with the balsamic and sriracha added on top but this could easily be "jarred" - the different textures makes it super yummy. a crunchy addition would be good as well... tried it with goat cheese once but the flavour was totally lost

brookehe

great combinations thanks for all the ideas.
not in a jar but my favourite salad combo is...

1 Tbsp balsamic
1-2 tsp sriracha
roasted/grilled veggies - carrots, red onion, peppers, zucchini and brussel sprouts
1/2 cup curried couscous (cooked with hot curry powder)
10-15 cherry tomatoes, halved
2-3 cups spinach

there's something about this combo that just fills me with love

WOW!! Thanks a bunch for this recipe, it is right up my alley. full of flavor and protein from the quinoa - excellent & yum!!

I usually mix the dressing, roasted/grilled veg and couscous all together, fold in the tomatoes and serve over spinach with the balsamic and sriracha added on top but this could easily be "jarred" - the different textures makes it super yummy. a crunchy addition would be good as well... tried it with goat cheese once but the flavour was totally lost

NuggetLovesEdie

Wow... roasted veggies and couscous sounds super tasty!

meagalayne

Wow... roasted veggies and couscous sounds super tasty!

This is how it usually looks, although more colourful these days. And with added tomatoes. I think this picture is from a variation I made with grilled eggplant

kyunda

bumping!

mumx5

bump

Pinkylee77

This is the best thread, I am going to try some of these yum!

Tennolina

Bump

thehealthykitten

Ah this is such a great idea, thank you!

LifeChanged2000

Bump

Rosomom

bump

NuggetLovesEdie

Gosh, that looks gorgeous, though I'd omit the sriracha. I've got Scandinavian taste buds!

This week I'm eating something simple (supplemented with a bagel):
-1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
-1 tbsp sesame oil
-1/4 c cooked garbanzo beans
-one fifth of three medium carrots shredded
-one fifth of two medium beets shredded
-one fifth of a head of red leaf lettuce

295 cal, 30 g carbs, 16 g fat, 9 g protein, 12 g fiber

Makes my coworkers jealous when they see my brightly colored jar in the fridge and when I dump it out at lunch.

Dreams2bFit

Bump

meagalayne

Gosh, that looks gorgeous, though I'd omit the sriracha. I've got Scandinavian taste buds!

This week I'm eating something simple (supplemented with a bagel):
-1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
-1 tbsp sesame oil
-1/4 c cooked garbanzo beans
-one fifth of three medium carrots shredded
-one fifth of two medium beets shredded
-one fifth of a head of red leaf lettuce

295 cal, 30 g carbs, 16 g fat, 9 g protein, 12 g fiber

Makes my coworkers jealous when they see my brightly colored jar in the fridge and when I dump it out at lunch.

Sounds delicious, although I'm scared to shred raw beets. How much of a challenge in this and does it end up looking like you murdered a small village in your kitchen? any advice?

Pixie8504

Been wanting to try these. Will have to make some and give it a try.