Today on Domestic Geek
I'm gonna show you my four favorite salad in a jar recipes.
Now, my last few recipes may have been
just a little decadent
so I'm excited to share some more healthy options with you.
These salad in a jars could not be easier to put together.
You could leave them in the fridge for three or four days
so they'll basically last you
from Monday to Thursday.
And then of course, Friday is fast food Friday anyways,
so you don't really need to bring your lunch.
I absolutely love this chopped salad in a jar
because it eats like a real meal.
Now, when people think salad they default to lettuce
and I am a firm believer that lettuce
is nothing but fillers
so avoid it whenever you can
and use nice crispy fresh vegetables.
Today I'm going to be using my spicy honey mustard dressing.
This is so tasty and has such an incredibly kick.
And sort of vinaigrette would also work
but I like a homemade dressing.
The spicy honey mustard recipe
is in the description below
and also available on the domestic geek dot com
so be sure to check it out.
Now, for this recipe I'm going to start
with my grape tomatoes.
On top of that I have steamed off some tasty green beans,
some beautiful steamed red potatoes
and some hard boiled eggs.
This is a protein power lunch.
Now, you could also a little bit of ham
or some cooked bacon or even a can of tuna to this
if you wanted even more protein.
but I prefer keeping is just veg.
It's great for meatless Mondays.
Now, I'm just gonna shake this down.
To make myself a little more space
for my awesome chick peas.
How pretty is that?
This gorgeous Asian-inspired salad in a jar
uses such amazing ingredients like edamame and carrot,
mango, red cabbage for lots of color,
some steamed broccoli and then some green onion
to add a little bit of flavor.
Now, we're going to start with my favorite
citrus avocado dressing.
It's got like a ginger-y kick to it
that really works with all of these
sort of Asian ingredients.
So, we're gonna start by adding our red cabbage.
You really want you heartier vegetables on the bottom
where the dressing is 'cause you don't
want everything getting really soggy.
I love steamed broccoli in everything.
I love it as a replacement for lettuce in salads.
It's got more body, it's got more texture.
To that we're going to add some carrots
and then some beautiful mango.
I buy my edamame beans frozen
and then just steam them really quickly.
They add such good bite to the salad.
Our final step would be just to top it
with a little bit of green onion.
Okay, just bringing in some of those
nice Asian flavor.
Put on the lid, and look at that.
That is lunch, baby.
I absolutely love this fresh and fruity salad in a jar
because it is sweet and colorful
and such a pleasure to eat.
The base of it is going to be
my blackberry balsamic vinaigrette.
Now, the recipe is listed in the description below
or on the domestic geek dot com.
You could use balsamic vinaigrette for this.
Strawberries and balsamic vinegar
are an excellent combination.
And to that we're going to start layering our flavors.
I have some candied pecans that are going in first
because they can sort of withstand the dressing.
On top of that, I'm going to add some gorgeous
fresh cut strawberries, some blueberries,
a little bit of red onion,
layer in some goat cheese
which is my very favorite
and then with whatever room I have left
in goes the lettuce.
Let's be serious, the fruit is the star
of the show in this salad.
So, I'm not afraid.
I'm not gonna overdo is on the lettuce.
Close the lid, put this guy in the fridge
and it'll be good for a couple days.
So, for this gorgeous Greek inspired salad in a jar
we're going to start with some Greek dressing.
Now, you could totally use the store-bought stuff
that will work but I actually whipped up
a little bit of my own creamy Greek dressing
in a mason jar.
The recipe is in the description below
and also on the domestic geek dot com
if you want to make it yourself
or like I said, any store-bought Greek dressing will do.
So, we're gonna start with our dressing on the bottom.
Now, the reason we do this is because
we don't want our ingredients getting soggy.
To that, we're going to add
some beautiful kalamata olives.
Some people don't love olives.
If you don't love olives, don't add them.
Then some chopped red onion,
some beautiful Greek feta,
grape tomatoes, cucumber,
and then we're gonna top it all off
with some yellow bell pepper.
There it is, your salad in a jar.
This is the perfect lunch.
When you're ready to eat it
you just shake it all up.
All of these amazing recipes
are available in the description below
or of course on the domestic geek dot com.
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and happy lunching.