MOVE OVER SALAD BAR
THERE'S A NEW KID IN TOWN, THE SALAD JAR!
I have been quite obsessed with making salads in a jar
lately. I call them "Salad
Jar" like salad bar... haha… get it?
Salad jar… right. Well, these
things are amazing! I started making
them about a month ago and I am hooked and now making them every week. Since I am chopping and stuffing everything
into the jars on one day and putting them into the fridge to use over the next
7 days, I am saving a ton of time!
HOLD UP! Did you just say 7
days? YEP! I did! I have stretched these little gems out for 7
days of lunches or dinners! If you
follow the layering guide they are still UNBELIEVABLY fresh on day 7! I am still so shocked about it and I have had
several of these so far.
Before when I would buy lettuce for salads, I would buy my
head of romaine and chop it, rinse it, spin it in the salad spinner to dry and
place it in a large zip lock container with a paper towel to absorb
moisture. I would then grab from this
container over the next week when I wanted to have a salad. Truth is by day 4 the lettuce would already
be starting to brown and wilt and it would never make it to day 7 and would
ultimately end up in the trash! With
this jar method I can't even begin to rave about how fresh the lettuce is STILL
on day 7! It literally is like I just
cut, washed and spun it. I have read
several blogs about this and the claim that these salads in a jar will stay
fresh for up to 7 days and I have always been like yeah… right… until I finally
decided to try it. I am a believer and
you can be a believer too, just follow the simple building directions outlined
below! ENJOY!
LAYERING GUIDE
I love big entrée salads so I use a 1 quart wide mouth mason
jar to make these salads. You can use
any size and any ingredients as long as you follow this simple layering guide.
(FROM BOTTOM OF THE JAR TO TOP)
1. DRESSING/SAUCE
2. HEARTY VEGETABLES
(i.e. tomatoes, onions, peppers, broccoli, carrots, celery)
3. LESS
HEARTY VEGETABLES AND BEANS (i.e. mushrooms, zucchini, corn)
4. PASTA AND
GRAIN (i.e. pasta, rice, couscous, quinoa)
5. PROTEIN
AND CHEESE (i.e. meat, eggs, cheese, shrimp, chicken)
6. LETTUCE (and anything else that
would get soft or soggy such as nuts or seeds, possibly croutons or chips but I
always just add those when I am ready to eat it)
When you are ready to eat your salad jar just shake it up
and dump it out into a bowel to enjoy.
SALAD JAR RECIPES
THAT I HAVE CREATED AND TRIED (with Weight Watchers Points Plus values)
BUFFALO CHICKEN SALAD
JAR
Ken's Lite Blue Cheese Dressing (2tbs) – 2pp
Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce (1tbs) – 0pp
Cherry Tomatoes – 0pp
Red Onions – 0pp
Bell Peppers – 0pp
Broccoli – 0pp
Grilled Chicken (3oz) – 3pp
Crumbled Blue Cheese (1/8c) – 1pp
Romaine Lettuce – 0pp
TOTAL POINTS PLUS –
6pp
GREEK CHICKEN SALAD
JAR
Drew's Greek Salad Dressing (1tbs) – 2pp
Cherry Tomatoes – 0pp
Red Onions – 0pp
Bell Peppers – 0pp
Black Olives (5) – 1pp
Grilled Chicken (3oz) – 3pp
Crumbled Feta Cheese (1/4c) – 3pp
Romaine Lettuce – 0pp
TOTAL POINTS PLUS –
9pp
TACO SALAD JAR
Ken's Lite Ranch (1tbs) – 1pp
Cherry Tomatoes – 0pp
Red Onions – 0pp
Bell Peppers – 0pp
Canned Corn, No Salt Added (2tbs) – 0pp
Canned Black Beans, Low Sodium (2tbs) – 1pp
Ground Turkey Taco Meat (3oz) – 3pp
Shredded Cheddar Cheese (1/2 oz) – 2pp
Romaine Lettuce – 0pp
TOTAL POINTS PLUS – 7pp
*Optional Topper:
Blue Corn Tortilla Chips (4) – 1pp
Ken's Lite Italian Dressing (2tbs) – 2pp
Cherry Tomatoes – 0pp
Red Onions – 0pp
Bell Peppers – 0pp
Garbanzo Beans (1/4c) – 1pp
Whole Grain Pasta (1/2c) – 3pp
Grilled Chicken (3oz) – 3pp
Cubed Cheddar Cheese (1oz) – 3pp
Romaine Lettuce – 0pp
TOTAL POINTS PLUS – 12pp
CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD
JAR
Ken's Lite Caesar Dressing (2tbs) – 2pp
Cherry Tomatoes – 0pp
Red Onions – 0pp
Bell Peppers – 0pp
Grilled Chicken (3oz) – 3pp
Grated Parmesan Cheese (2tbs) – 1pp
Romaine Lettuce – 0pp
TOTAL POINTS PLUS –
6pp
*Optional Toppers:
Seasoned Croutons (4tbs) – 1pp
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