Mysty PfefferDon’t you just love salad in a jar? Well, maybe not eating it from a jar, but the flavor combination and storage capacity of these tasty mini meals or side dishes is fabulous!
It also helps us meal preppers plan the week a little easier so it flows into everyday life. Then we can actually enjoy life, instead of spending hours and hours in the kitchen.
After all, enjoying life is all about doing what we love to do and having the energy and stamina to do it, right?
Therefore, intentionally thinking about all the vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, and protein we are packing in these cute little jars is going to give us the healthy bodies we need to do what we love!
Mediterranean
Style Salad
All you do is place a mix of the oil/lemon, and spices in the bottom of six-pint jars, then place a tablespoon of each vegetable in the jar. Top with a tablespoon of quinoa, a teaspoon each of sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds. Fill the rest of the jar with salad greens. Store in the fridge until ready to eat! Enjoy!
Dressing
- 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Tsp Lemon Juice
- 1/2 tsp each onion powder, salt, and pepper—Mix in the bottom of your jars.
Vegetables/Grain/Protein
- 1/4 Chopped Red Pepper
- 1/4 Chopped Orange or Yellow Pepper
- 1/4 Chopped Onion & Cucumber
- 3/4 Cup precooked quinoa
- 1/2 Cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 Cup of your favorite olives (kalamata are great!)
- 2 cups of Salad Greens
Turmeric/Ginger
& Veggie Salad
Dressing
- 1 Tsp Turmeric/Ginger/Honey Sauce *
- 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Veggies/Protein
- 1/4 head of shredded purple cabbage
- 1 small shredded beet
- 1/4 finely minced onion
- 1/2 Cup quinoa
- 1/4 Cup pumpkin Seeds
- 1/2 Cup Chick Peas
- 2 Cups Spring Greens
Again, you’ll need six clean pint jars. In the bottom of each jar place the tsp of turmeric/ginger/honey sauce (see recipe below) and 1 tbsp on EVOO. Add 1 tablespoon of the cabbage, beet, quinoa, and chickpeas. Add a teaspoon of pumpkin seeds, then divide the spring greens among the remaining space in the jars. Walla—–you have Tasty and Simple Salad in a Jar!
What are your ideas for a great salad in a jar?
More Salad in a Jar Ideas
A Cobb salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, nitrate free turkey bacon, boiled eggs, salad greens with ranch at the bottom? OH, my!
Black Bean Salad—-, black beans, peppers, onions, tomatoes, corn, & salad greens with avocado dressing (1/2 cup plain yogurt, onion powder/lemon juice/ and 1/2 avocado mashed and mixed)
Chick Pea/Red Pepper/Cabbage and Beet—–in a pint jar mix 1 tbsp EVOO, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp honey, a pinch of salt & pepper. Whisk together well. Add flavored chickpeas, 1 tbsp shredded carrots, 1 tbsp red and yellow peppers/ 1 tbsp of red cabbage relish, 1 cup of spring greens, 1 tsp sunflower seeds.
Store all of them in the fridge up to four days until ready to eat!
Turmeric/Ginger/Garlic/Honey Jar
This delicious concoction came from my friend Halina—she says she puts 1 cup of fresh ground turmeric/1 cup fresh ground ginger/ 1/4 cup fresh ground garlic/ and 1 cup of raw honey with 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. She then mixes it all together and divides into little gift jars.
How cute is that for an anti-inflammatory gift in a jar?
I mix a teaspoon of this with black pepper and a tablespoon of olive oil for my salad dressing. It’s delicious!
I hope you like the recipes. There are plenty more salad ideas here, so check them out too!
Tuna & Red Pepper Salad with Quinoa
What God puts in the garden is so good! He loves us and gave his Son for our souls, as well as all these goodies in the garden for our physical health!
Enjoy this verse today for your spiritual gifts, and for the spiritual strength to do his will!
I always thank my God for you because of God’s grace given to you in Christ Jesus, that by Him you were enriched in everything—in all speech and all knowledge. In this way, the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you, so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful; you were called by Him into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 1 HCSB – Greeting – Paul, called as an apostle – Bible Gateway
God bless you!
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