Salad in a jar not only looks delicious, but is also great to prepare for the office. It's quick and easy to whip up a wholesome meal. These are the most delicious Mason Jar Salads.
A packed lunch, fast food or greasy canteen food? If you've had enough of these fancy meals and want to eat healthily, you can now make your lunch very simple into a glass pack. :)
A healthy salad for lunch today. Sounds like a good plan. In the office, implementation is often a bit complicated. Lack of space, mini-kitchen, little time and no desire to make a mess - often ruin this plan.
But that's over now. Salad in a jar is the solution to all these problems. The Mason Jar trend comes from the USA and makes our salad a true Eye-catcher.
Look forward to envious looks from your colleagues when you pull the little work of art out of your handbag :)
But the salad in a jar does not only look good.
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The recipes from the screw jar also have practical advantages
- Easy transport - no spillage
- Only what you really like is in the jar
- The salad in the jar is freshly prepared and is full of vitamins
- The salad is ready to use immediately and not lukewarm
- Even in a small office kitchen you can prepare it quickly
- The dressing remains at the bottom of the glass
- The food is light and does not lie in the stomach - No midday slump
- Your wallet will thank you
How to make your salad in a jar
The great secret of a Mason Jar Salad lies in the Finishing the ingredients. If you pay attention to a few small rules here, nothing can go wrong. :)
Most of the recipes you can prepare without much effort. It is best to use seasonal ingredients for your screw jar recipe.
Once you get a taste for it, you quickly get used to the routine.
These are the basic rules for your food in the screw jar
- The Dressing Pour into the glass
- Rough Pour in ingredients - such as pasta, potatoes, beans, corn, lentils.
- Fine Pour in ingredients - such as carrots, peppers, seeds, Chia*, nuts
- The last layer is green salad and sprouts
- Close lid tightly and store in refrigerator
The great thing about these layers is that your salad is ready to eat at lunchtime in two easy steps. Empty the contents into a bowl. The green salad is now the base and the dressing automatically spreads over all the ingredients.
5 irresistible salad dressings!
These ingredients are suitable for your salad in a jar
There are no limits to your imagination with this meal. You can let off steam. We have collected a few inspirations for you. So every salad in a jar tastes different.
If you stick to these layers, your salad will stay pretty until lunch crisp.
Your first shift in the Mason Jar:
Form the first layer in your salad heavy ingredients. And also such ingredients that you want them to taste like dressing. The advantage of heavy ingredients in the first layer is that they are hardly absorb dressing and do not collapse under the weight of the layers above.
The first layer is high enough to cover all the dressing.
Your base can also consist of two or three ingredients. However, it looks most beautiful when the layers stand out and that is easiest when they are Different colors have
Examples of the first layer:
- Beans
- Corn
- Pasta
- Potatoes
- Lenses
- Finely grated zucchini or carrots
- Beet
- French beans
- Olives
- Chickpeas
- Quinoa
- Cucumbers
Second layer for the salad in a screw jar:
Now come all the ingredients that do not necessarily have to taste like dressing. Our tip: Here, too, you start with the Heavy ingredients like chicken, tuna and tomatoes. Otherwise the light Ingredients eggs and avocado mashed.
Examples for the second layer:
- Radish
- Tomatoes
- Paprika
- Finely chopped onion
- Herb
- Feta
- Chicken
- Avocado
- Eggs
- Pomegranate seeds
- Mozzarella
- Nuts
- Tuna
- Spring onion
- Couscous
- Seeds such as sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, Flaxseed*, Chia*
- grated celery
- Those who like it fruity: Pineapple, oranges and strawberries
Last layer for your salad in a jar:
And at the very end come the light ingredients into your jar. Here you can fill everything that should not be crushed.
- Green salad
- Lamb's lettuce
- Spinach
- Sprouts
- Herbs
- Parmesan
- Croutons
You are still looking for a suitable dressing? Then you are right here: Delicious and very easy to make salad dressing yourself
The perfect glass for your salad
Basically, you can use any glass that can be sealed bombproof. Better double check, otherwise you'll have quite a mess in your handbag.
It's also important that it has a large opening so you can get the lettuce in easily and out more easily :)
The best salads from the jar:
Cucumber meets pomegranate, carrot and radish
What you need: Kidney beans, corn, cucumbers, carrots, green onion, radishes, green salad and pomegranate seeds
Tomato salad with corn, onion and yogurt dressing
What you need: Yogurt dressing, tomatoes, green onion, corn and green salad.
Rainbow salad
That's what you need for the colorful salad: yellow bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, corn and radishes
Tuna salad with radish and cucumber
What you need: Tuna, corn, cucumbers, carrots, radishes, green salad and a few pomegranate seeds
Mozzarella meets carrot and bell bell pepper
What you need: Beans, corn, green peppers, mozzarella, carrots, green salad and mung bean sprouts.
More delicious recipe ideas for salad in a jar
Pasta salad with feta
What you need: Whole wheat pasta, tomatoes, feta, olives and mixed salad leaves.
Quinoa mango salad
What you need: Cucumber, quinoa, mango, apple, basil, green onions
Red Cabbage Chickpea Quinoa Salad
What you need: Cucumbers, tomatoes, chickpeas, red cabbage, quinoa, olives, onion, baby spinach
Potato, Bean and Pepper Salad
What you need: Potatoes, beans, corn, peppers, radicchio and green salad
Chinese Cabbage Corn Pesto Salad
What you need: Corn, olives, onion, Chinese cabbage, tomatoes, basil pesto
Carrot cucumber quinoa salad
What you need: Carrots, cucumbers, corn, tomatoes, quinoa, green salad
Tomato and corn salad with fresh sprouts
What you need: Tomatoes, red peppers, corn, green salad and fresh sprouts
Our conclusion
If you pack your lunch in a jar, you benefit in several ways. On the one hand, you save a lot of plastic, you eat healthy and varied. And on the other hand, you can also save a lot of time and eat the salad in the jar just about anywhere. Even on the go. We love the colorful dishes from the jar. :)
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