salad in a jar
I had so many questions and comments from this photo I posted on Facebook & Instagram recently... so I decided I should post about it.
For a few months, Ben has been asking me to make him a "salad in a jar" to take to work. Something about a lady he works with makes them for lunch everyday & he'd love to eat out less so could I make some?
I toooootally didn't get the concept of it. Until I finally made it.
ok...now I get it. And it's my new favorite thing.
quick tip:
if you don't already have mason jars, purchase them at your local grocery store in the Canning section. You can get a dozen for just a couple dollars.
So here's the concept...
Put the dressing on the bottom, then chicken, nuts, etc and not only will it marinade but it'll also keep the lettuce {your next layer} from touching the dressing and getting soggy {so brilliant}.
You can make them days ahead & they remain fresh.
These are my favorite dressings of the moment {especially mixed together}.
In this jar {for the bottom layer}, I used my dressing combo above, rotisserie chicken, crumbled bacon, hard boiled eggs, & walnuts.
Then came the lettuce & fresh pear on top since that'd get mushy if left in the dressing.
{strawberries are a definite top of the jar item, too}
This was Ben's lunch yesterday.
{think I may have gone a little overboard with the dressing. oops, sorry love}
I'm a huge berry fan so mine was filled with blackberries, rasberries, strawberries, as well as nuts, chicken, hardboiled eggs, and a few other items.
After dumping the contents of the jar onto my plate, this is what it looked like. I didn't fluff, toss it, or anything.
The perfect salad.
Imani ate all my blackberries, but other than that I ate every bite!
So now our fridge looks like this.
And we'll have lunch at our fingertips whenever we're hungry {and no more trying to sneak a bite of the kids lunch}!
Need some more ideas??
What would you put in your salad in a jar?
