this site<\/a> to get ideas about how to make mason jar salads.\u00a0 Mason jars are really trendy right now, but the theory behind making a salad in the jar is that you’re sealing out the air so the ingredients stay fresh longer.\u00a0 Allegedly.<\/p>\nA big part of the method is how you layer.\u00a0 Basically, you don’t want the lettuce to get soggy, so it has to go on the top and the firmest veggies need to be at the bottom with the dressing.<\/p>\n
The salad above has blue cheese dressing, cucumbers, tomatoes, a bit of corn, chickpeas, and lettuce.\u00a0 Why those ingredients?\u00a0 Because I had them in the house.<\/p>\n
One important note – you cannot eat the salad out of the jar.\u00a0 The ingredients are super packed in.\u00a0 To the point where I have a mini spatula with me at work to help me get everything out.\u00a0 I eat it on a dinner sized plate.\u00a0 It is a LOT of salad.\u00a0 Which makes for a great meal, but it’s not like you can just throw the jar and a fork into your bag and be ready to go.<\/p>\n
Allegedly, they’ll keep for up to seven days.\u00a0 I haven’t gotten that far on mine (I made five), but I’ll let you know how it goes.\u00a0 If nothing else, it was an easy way to put together some lunches for work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Yes, that looks like a lot of dressing, but it’s not.\u00a0 It’s two tablespoons, but the veggies in it have squished it around quite a bit.<\/p>\n