The Best Mason Jar Salad Recipes

The Best Mason Jar Salad Recipes – I like to play with colors, flavours and textures when preparing a food. So, one of the ideas I came across, is to pack a salad in a jar.

Salad can be made ahead of time, is portable and fun to make. You can mix & match a variety of different fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, leafy greens, nut butters and delicious dressings. Also, for those who prefer some cook food, I suggest whole grain gluten free oats, buckwheat, millet or quinoa. You may add cinnamon, flaxseeds, hemp seeds and sprinkle with chia seeds to add more flavor and variety.

The Best Mason Jar Salad Recipes

Start with filling a dressing into a jar as dressing always goes first. Then pile on top a layer of greens, after that layer of nuts, then layer of seeds etc. etc. Keep the salad overnight in a fridge so you can have lunch ready for a day ahead.

Here is the mason jar salad ideas when building the Best Mason Jar Salad Recipes

♥ Layer 1

Dressing goes on the bottom. It will avoid your salad to get soggy by lunch time. Dressing can be creamy or more liquidy. You can also bring dressing in a separate small jar.

Here are a few dressings that I really like, and are from my new book Sexy Fit & Fabulous

♥ Layer 2

The second layer can consist of crunchy crispy veggies such as red radishes celery, cucumbers, beets, peppers, carrots, and tomatoes.

♥ Layer 3

Leafy greens come next and it could be arugula, spinach, mache lettuce, kale, sunflower microgreens and more.

♥ Layer 4

Nuts and Seeds are also great to add to salad. Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds. I like to soak them overnight and then dry them in a dehydrator. I always pre-soak nuts and seeds before using. Nuts and seeds must be sprouted before they can be used in fresh raw vegan cuisine. Soaking nuts and seeds neutralize the enzyme inhibitors, and that initiates the sprouting process. Enzyme inhibitors interfere with digestion, and soaking improves their digestibility.

♥ Layer 5

And finally, the last layer. Think about colorful microgreens, packed with nutrients, rich in vitamins and anti-oxidants. There are a variety to choose from including, sunflower, radish, mixed greens, broccoli, peas and red cabbage.

And voila, here it is, perfect salad in a mason jar. Keep the jar in the fridge until next morning.

These are just a few how-to guidelines. I encourage you to play with your favourite ingredients. My recommendation is a step-by-step approach, beginning with more organic, fresh, live, plant-empowered food. Last but not least, it would be beneficial to eat at least 70 to 80 percent, if not even more, of organic raw live food every day.