salad in a jar
My family eats a lot of salad and I will be the first to admit that washing and chopping up veg is a right bother. Worth it, in my opinion, but a bother nonetheless. I’ve come up with a solution that makes salad consumption a breeze and eliminates the excuse of not wanting to go to the trouble.
The easiest way to consistently eat healthy is to do as much of the work ahead of time as possible. Each Sunday I wash and cut my lettuce – a job I sincerely detest – and while it air dries a little I chop all of the vegetables we will be having in salads that week.
Next step is to decide how many salads you’re making for the week and fill as many glass jars with the amount of veggies and lettuce to make one salad. It’s important to keep anything that might make the mixture soggy out of the equation. I start each jar with veggies at the bottom, then lettuce.
Special tips:
1. I put green onions on the top just to ensure they don’t suck up the moisture from the other veggies in the jar.
2. I put tomatoes in their own container at the top because they are far too wet and will soggify your salad before you have a change to eat it.
3. Nuts and cheese should be added later but, as with the tomatoes, can be prepared ahead in serving appropriate containers and tossed in seconds before your meal.
I usually make four of these on Sunday for the week ahead. I also have additional lettuce washed and cut for use in caesar salads. All of my salad supplies go on one shelf of the fridge – including nuts, toasted quinoa, our favorite cheeses and all of our made ahead homemade dressings. This makes eating a healthy salad every day easy and delicious!
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love this idea! does the lettuce not brown at all when it’s cut ahead of time like this? and can you post your favorite dressing recipe?!