All-week lunch salads

I saw this idea somewhere, but they made the salads in quart-sized Mason jars. I used Tupperware.

I like taking salads for lunch most days, but hate making a new one each evening. It's just as easy to make several as it is one.

So, I put all the chopped stuff on the bottom of the containers, omitting the tomatoes. Put the greens on top of the chopped stuff. No dressing.

Then, each day, I take a salad and a whole tomato to work. Flip the salad over onto a paper plate, cut up the tomato and add that, then pour on dressing that I have in the fridge in the break room. Wa-la! Fresh salad!

Even the last one, the fourth day, was as fresh as the first one!

Baby spinach works particularly well as the green.

Lee

These are very popular. My daughter is doing this as well.

Great post - than you.

yup, when I'm making up a big "greens" salad of any variety I leave out anything "wet" - the greens bit themselves remain "fresh" for several days.

but tossing in tomato slices, dressings of any kind or ilk - - - anything "wet" makes the other stuff go wilt-wilt-wilt.

is a cucumber considered wet?

what exactly is in there that it will last for days?

For starters

http://recipecorner.com/recipe/arti...fordable-mason-jar-lunches-under-500-calories

And a lot more

http://recipecorner.com/recipe/arti...fordable-mason-jar-lunches-under-500-calories

cukes are a bit iffy - I don't put them in.


things that go in and keep well "dry" - covered of course
obviously the greens vary depending on what's fresh & avail, but
lettuce(s)
spinach
onion/scallion
carrots
celery
radish
nut(s)
olives

things I prep & add 'on the fly'
tomato
cukes
mushroom
hard boiled egg
cheese - firm/soft
fruit(s)
dressings
bacon bits - real