Salad Jars

 

Salad Jars

Use fresh produce from your garden to fresh salad for lunch.  We love that you can prep these ahead of time, and then have a yummy salad ready whenever you want to eat lunch.  And these are super portable – great for a picnic lunch!




The assembly instructions are simple, but a great way to get kids involved:

• Step 1: Pour in dressing
• Step 2: Choose vegetables and add them to your jar. The heavier/harder vegetables (carrots, peppers, broccoli etc.) should go in first.
• Step 3: If you want to add a protein like chicken or fish, add them after the vegetables
• Step 4: Add your leafy greens and seal tightly
• Step 5: To maximize freshness, I like to take any “toppings” (nuts, raisins, croutons) in a bag with me and add them to my salad when I am ready to eat it.
• I have found that putting the dressing at the bottom only works well in mason jars, but you can also use regular containers and bring the dressing in a separate, small container.
• Turn the jar over approximately five minutes before you are ready to eat  to allow the  dressing can mix in. Enjoy!

 

Home made Salad Dressing Recipes:

 http://healthyrecipeskid.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_54.html