Salad in A Jar

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  • hablondi
    hablondi Posts: 127 Member
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  • NRSPAM
    NRSPAM Posts: 961 Member
    This reminds me of the salads in a cup that they had at McDonald's. Those things were pretty tasty! I never could quite remember the name, so I just resorted to ordering a "Salad McHooHah" and they always knew what I meant. :-D

    This is so funny to me!!! Salad McHooHah! Bahahahaha!
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
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  • Kymmu
    Kymmu Posts: 1,650 Member
    I did this last year and somehow forgot about it over the Christmas break- Bumping for new ideas!
    My workmates are always amazed at how much food comes out of my jar when I empty it onto a plate- It's like the tardis.
    I really pack the food in!
  • babynew
    babynew Posts: 613 Member
    There are Soooo many great Combos & Ideas here!
    Siracha/Balsamic +Roasted vegs, Avocado& grains to even a salsa on the bottom.
    Thanks for all the ideas*!*
    :flowerforyou:
  • hmrambling
    hmrambling Posts: 321 Member
    I tried the salad in a jar last week. I made 12 of them. I ate them for lunch and dinner and just polished off the last of the 12 today. It was awesome to have salads ready to go. The combinations are endless.

    If anyone else out there is making salads in jars, I'd love to see your recipes.

    Also, what size jars are y'all using? So far I've used pint size mason jars. I may make some salads in quart size jars, though.
  • JRadd14
    JRadd14 Posts: 206 Member
    I've seen these on YouTube, but this serves as a reminder.... bump bump!
  • NuggetLovesEdie
    NuggetLovesEdie Posts: 477 Member
    hmrambling,

    I make my salads in quart jars so I can pack at least 2 cups of greens in with all the other goodies.

    I have also learned over time to put the nuts (if there are any) on top of the greens so they stay nice and crunchy.

    Here's a couple less conventional salads in jars...


    http://www.budgetbytes.com/2012/06/apple-dijon-kale-salad/

    Sometimes I will shake this up a day in advance of when I want to eat it or turn it upside down when I put it in the work fridge in the morning. This lets the dressing seep down and start softening the kale. Granny smith apples work much better than honeycrisp, just for the record. The honeycrisp got too mushy by the end of the week, I found.

    ETA: I usually add abou 1/3 to 1/2 cup of quinoa or amaranth to this salad, too.


    http://www.budgetbytes.com/2013/01/kale-pasta-salad/

    For the kale pasta salad, I put the olives, tomatoes, and "juice"/dressing in the bottom, then whole wheat egg noodles or rotini, then cheese, then kale. I like to heat this up just a bit in the microwave to wilt the kale a small amount. It also loosens up the oils so the kale and pasta get coated better.

    I just saw she (Beth of Budget Bytes) put up a new kale salad recipe that I'd like to try:
    http://www.budgetbytes.com/2014/07/crunchy-kale-chicken-salad/
  • gracieloufbmc
    gracieloufbmc Posts: 1
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  • bohemian124
    bohemian124 Posts: 152 Member
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  • hmrambling
    hmrambling Posts: 321 Member
    That kale and chicken salad looks good. Thanks for the links. That makes sense that you use quart jars so that you can fit 2 cups of greens. I'm not able to fit many greens into the pint jars after I load it them down with other veggies and meat.
  • hmrambling
    hmrambling Posts: 321 Member
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  • NuggetLovesEdie
    NuggetLovesEdie Posts: 477 Member
    *licks screen*

    That's so good lookin!
  • hmrambling
    hmrambling Posts: 321 Member
    Thanks! I've been making them since July. My salads are now in quart size jars.... and the salads just *barely* fit.
  • 10Kmiles
    10Kmiles Posts: 3
    great idea
  • DeboraW_55
    DeboraW_55 Posts: 95 Member
    Thanks for the idea!
  • symba1130
    symba1130 Posts: 248 Member
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  • purpledelight
    purpledelight Posts: 134 Member
    adding to the bump!
  • keenercam
    keenercam Posts: 321 Member
    Great ideas here. Dressing combinations that I wouldn't have thought of. Thank you so much for sharing!
  • jadesdream89
    jadesdream89 Posts: 3 Member
    Never seen the jars before, really good idea tho
  • missbossypants
    missbossypants Posts: 42 Member
    I am a huge fan of a good salad, and I've seen the salad in a jar recipes all over pinterest, but I'm baffled; it seems to me that the jar would be too full to shake it up and get all the "toppings" evenly mixed with the greens. I thought of dumping it all onto a plate, which would put the greens back on the bottom and the toppings and dressing on top, ready to mix in. But, that creates more dishes, and seems like a mess if it's an office lunch. Any insight? I think by eating it from the top down, you'd end up with mouth fulls of lettuce first, then finally hit all the other ingredients.
  • flabassmcgee
    flabassmcgee Posts: 659 Member
    edited February 2015
    I do salad in a jar A LOT. It's a good time saver and a good meal prep. I just made this one today:

    Vegan-Friendly Cilantro Lime Rice Bowl
    (5 servings)

    1 bag organic steamable sweet corn
    1 box or steamable bag of garlic and herb quinoa or brown rice
    1 15oz can organic black beans
    2 large (475g) tomatoes, diced
    1/3 cup chopped green onion
    3 tbsp (15g) cilantro
    1/2 (17g) large jalapeño
    3 juiced limes (50g)
    5 tbsp (70g) canola oil
    1 1/2 teaspoons agave nectar
    1/2 teaspoon cumin
    1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
    1 sliced avocado (150g)
    2 oz organic blue corn tortilla chips

    Whip up the oil, spices, agave and 2 1/2 of the lime juice together with a whisk or shake it up in a small container. Distribute between your 5 mason jars.

    Mix together the corn and the beans. Distribute between your 5 mason jars.

    Heat rice or quinoa according to instructions. Distribute between your 5 mason jars.

    Mix together tomatoes, green onion, jalapeno and cilantro. Distribute between your 5 mason jars.

    Cut up the avocado and pour the remaining juice from half a lime over it. Distribute between your 5 mason jars.

    Top with an even amount of the tortilla chips between your 5 mason jars.

    About 527 cals per jar. I would have added chicken, but it's a little calorie dense already! So... It's vegan friendly. :P


  • NuggetLovesEdie
    NuggetLovesEdie Posts: 477 Member
    edited June 2015
    Yum to see some of the things that have shown up here while I fell off the MFP (and life in general) wagon for about 6 months.

    furioushummus, that cilantro lime sounds divine.

    And whoever made the crack about salads in jars being like the TARDIS just stole my heart!

    With regard to shaking, yeah... often mine are too full to shake effectively. I also find it hard to eat out of a quart jar, though I have been known to do so when I was in and out of the car all day long with my previous job.

    I now have a bowl that I keep at work to dump the salads in and toss before eating when my jar is really too full to shake effectively. However, even with full jars, shaking will still distribute the dressing right before eating.

    Last week I really went out on a limb and put them in repurposed quart yogurt containers because my jars seem to be full of dry goods more than average and/or they are congregating at my work apartment. Hold on to the lid really securely if you're shaking the yogurt containers, though! I'd hate to see anyone's salad go flying across the room and end up on the floor!
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    Some of these sound great, thanks for sharing.
  • msuzie
    msuzie Posts: 48 Member
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  • anrebma
    anrebma Posts: 33 Member
    laserturkey wrote: »
    This reminds me of the salads in a cup that they had at McDonald's. Those things were pretty tasty! I never could quite remember the name, so I just resorted to ordering a "Salad McHooHah" and they always knew what I meant. :-D

    lol they were salad shakers HAHAAAAA

  • anrebma
    anrebma Posts: 33 Member
    niknak2308 wrote: »
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    To the OP, I'm really impressed you say the salad lasts that long (8days?) without going bad? My lettuce lasts 5days max, am wondering if I should store it different.

    The recipes sound delicious, thanks for sharing :)

    I make them a week in advance and keep them in my fridge so I can just grab them on my way out the door. They last because the jars are airtight. Pinterest has a bunch of different options and ideas...

  • AndiVentry
    AndiVentry Posts: 50 Member
    I started doing the mason jar salads this week and I am in LOVE! Not only do they look pretty, they taste amazing!

    The beginner one I did is:
    1. 2 tablespoons of low fat balsamic vinaigrette
    2. chopped carrots (1/4 cup)
    3. red, yellow, and orange bell peppers (3/4 cup)
    4. cherry tomatoes (1/4 cup)
    5. avocado chopped (1/2 avocado)
    6. lettuce

    When I am ready I shake it up so the dressing is even and then I add 1oz of fresh mozzarella cheese on top. The greatest part is the avocado doesn't even turn brown. Everyone in the office commented how pretty and good it looked!!!
  • katzenfluff
    katzenfluff Posts: 78 Member
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  • NuggetLovesEdie
    NuggetLovesEdie Posts: 477 Member
    andi, that sounds tasty

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