{"id":44128,"date":"2018-11-28T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.freshdirect.com\/?p=44128"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:51:27","slug":"easy-salad-jars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/easy-salad-jars\/","title":{"rendered":"On-the-Go Salad Jars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You probably already know\u00a0that putting your salad in a mason jar is <em>the<\/em> thing to do. But what you may not know is just how easy and how portable these jars can be.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-66054 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mason-jar-salad-group-_4227-SELECT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Turns out that mason jars hold the perfect serving size of salad, and the options are endless! Even better, they work for literally every occasion: office lunch, road trip, beach getaway, or park outing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Left: Strawberry Feta<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat You&#8217;ll Need:<br \/>\nStrawberries<br \/>\nSpinach<br \/>\nWalnuts<br \/>\nFeta cheese<br \/>\nBalsamic vinegar dressing<\/p>\n<p>What To Do:<br \/>\nStart with a base layer of dressing and layer your toppings on top. Always start with the heaviest ingredient that won&#8217;t absorb all of the dressing\u2014which is why we started with strawberries\u2014and top it off with your light-weight lettuce.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Center: Southwestern Quinoa<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat You&#8217;ll Need:<br \/>\nQuinoa<br \/>\nAvocado<br \/>\nRed onion<br \/>\nMango<br \/>\nBlack beans<br \/>\nCorn<br \/>\nLime juice<br \/>\nOlive oil<\/p>\n<p>What To Do:<br \/>\nSome salads don&#8217;t need a lettuce base\u2014this version uses protein-packed quinoa, but you can sub in any other grain. We think pasta or couscous could be a great addition here. Start with your dressing (this version just needs a dash of olive oil and a spritz of lime juice) and put quinoa directly on top. Then layer your favorite toppings. Pico de gallo might be a great add here, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Right: Italian Mozzarella<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>What You&#8217;ll Need:<\/strong><br \/>\nCherry tomatoes<br \/>\nCucumbers<br \/>\nKalamata olives<br \/>\nBall mozzarella<br \/>\nRotisserie chicken<br \/>\nRomaine lettuce<br \/>\nItalian, Greek, or Ceaser dressing<\/p>\n<p><strong>What To Do:<\/strong><br \/>\nPour your dressing into the bottom of your mason jar. Layer your favorite ingredients on top, starting with the heaviest (tomatoes). Top it off with crunchy romaine and enjoy in a few hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You probably already know\u00a0that putting your salad in a mason jar is the thing to do. But what you may not know is just how easy and how portable these jars can be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69275,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2736,1621,3246,2737,2732],"tags":[1981,2870,2871,2806,2867,1151],"class_list":["post-44128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dinner-recipes-2","category-easy-diy","category-healthy-habits","category-lunch-recipes-2","category-recipes","tag-easy-recipes","tag-fuel-your-fitness","tag-get-healthy-ish","tag-go-forth-and-summer","tag-make-more-meals","tag-salad"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44128"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66055,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44128\/revisions\/66055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}