Southwest Salad in a Jar Recipe

Nicely, I assume I’m on a lunch prep salad in a jar kick as a result of this week we’ve been consuming this Southwest salad after consuming the Greek salad jars final week and I’m loving the comfort of getting an all-in-one able to go lunch once I wander into the kitchen, famished, noon.

As a reminder, you may modify any salad to your liking and have success should you observe these layering steps:

Steps to Make Salad in a Jar

Pour your salad dressing within the backside of the jar.
Add hearty beans, grains, or pasta.
Add your chopped greens, hearty ones like cucumber or carrots.
Add a layer of crumbled cheese should you so want.
Add in your chopped rooster.
Add any softer greens or fruits, like avocados or tomatoes.
Add any nuts or seeds.
Fill the remainder of the jar with salad greens (or hold these separate should you desire).
Screw the lid on the jar and retailer within the fridge till you’re able to eat.

Home made dressings are nice, however once more I opted for a retailer purchased to save lots of time and dishes with the opposite prep work I used to be already doing. I opted for Primal Kitchen’s Cilantro Lime, however any southwestern ranch kind dressing can be nice, as would salsa! You desire a dressing on this one which’s going to offer it a pleasant pop of taste.

Additionally, I opted for pint jars once more and the components match fantastically into it, minus the lettuce. I prefer to hold my lettuce separate and add some to the bowl earlier than I pour on the jar contents.

This may be a straightforward mixture to customise. Included on this Southwest salad in a jar recipe are: black beans, corn, cucumber, purple cabbage, grape tomatoes, inexperienced onion, and cooked rooster. It makes for a light-weight lunch, clocking in at simply shy of 400 energy, however boasting 32g of protein. Some scrumptious additions or substitutions can be: quinoa, diced jalapenos, purple bell peppers, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, or avocado (avocado getting delicate isn’t my jam, so I left it out, however would completely love so as to add it individually on the time of consuming).

Apart from that, you understand drill: prep, layer, retailer within the fridge, then dump right into a bowl to get pleasure from when lunch time hits! I like to make use of my favourite dinner bowls, as they’re the right portion measurement for a lot of of my meals. The macros are damaged down under within the recipe!

Southwest Salad in a Jar Recipe

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Writer: Brittany Dixon
Yield: 5 jars 1x

Description

Prep forward and revel in a tasty, crisp, hearty Southwest salad for lunch all week lengthy! Layered in a technique to stop a soggy salad; get pleasure from!

2 Tbsp Cilantro Lime dressing

1/4 c black beans

1/4 c corn

1 Tbsp chopped inexperienced onions

1/4 c chopped purple cabbage

1/4 c diced cucumber

1/4 c quartered grape tomatoes

1/2 c chopped cooked rooster

1 c chopped romaine lettuce

Directions

Wash and chop your components, then layer into the jar within the order listed above: dressing, black beans, corn, inexperienced onions, cabbage, cucumber, tomatoes, rooster, then lettuce.*

Notes

*If you’re utilizing smaller jars, be happy to maintain the lettuce separate. When able to eat, add a handful of lettuce to a bowl, then dump the jar on high of it.