One of the best gadgets for creating fresh crisp salads , is the Salad Spinner. After soaking and rinsing the lettuce, just put the torn leaves into the Spinner basket and with a few hard presses, centrifugal force pulls the water away from the leaves. I fill it just half way with lettuce and do this twice for each half basket full.
In the past I would combine the salad for the week in a big bowl minus the dressing.
Now I have a better way…
It’s salad in a jar. Very easy to create. After cleaning and chopping all of the veggies, fruit, etc., just assemble. Dressing goes in first then all of the wet produce (tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, berries). Follow that with lettuce, and other leafy greens. Make sure it’s stuffed not allowing for air, then seal Mason jar with lid.
I like to have boiled eggs handy to throw into a lunch along with the salad jar and some yogurt. It’s fast and helps me get my 3 cups of raw veggies in each day.
The jars keep for a good week – sometimes up to 10 days. These salad jars have Romaine and Butter lettuce with cucumbers, green peppers, tomatoes, olives and a Ranch dressing.
Try it and then circle back and tell me your favorite salad combo.
Have a great day and make it count!
Running for Life 