Family Trees May Contain Nuts: MORE LUNCH IN A JAR

May 22, 2012

MORE LUNCH IN A JAR

I have a different salad in a jar for this week. You can read my original post here.

I have cooked up some Quinoa (keen-wah)grains for my salad. Quinoa is an ancient grain that is a complete protein and has a very low glycemic rate. It is very good for us and curbs your hunger for a long time.

It doesn’t have a lot of flavor so you need to jazz it up a little with your favorite herbs, spices etc. I toasted mine in a tiny bit of butter first then cooked it with garlic and a dash of salt. This week I used grapes and strawberries as well. I love fruit with feta so that is the white you see in the jar. My usual dressing is EVOO and balsamic vinegar.

So have you tried this yet? It is so awesome to grab a healthy lunch right out of the fridge ready to go. Let’s hear your own “recipe” for a jarred salad.

6 comments:

KarenMay 22, 2012 at 9:05 AM
I can't wait to try this! Never seen salad in a jar but that is a great idea.
Karen
Ladybug Creek
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Liz @ Quirky VistasMay 22, 2012 at 6:15 PM
Lori, thanks for this tip! When my son was in the Marine Corps., a lot of the moms would make cake in a jar to send overseas to the guys, but I never thought about making salad in a jar for us here to have on hand. Brilliant. I'll have to tell my daughter. She could use this for taking to work. I even have a while bunch of jars I got at a sale. Nice.
Liz
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MaureenMay 22, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Looks yummy!
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MaceyMay 23, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Screw the salad, I want that parmesan. LOL
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MaceyMay 23, 2012 at 12:57 PM
And, HAHAHAHAAAA to your manager.
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Michelle GoodrumJune 17, 2012 at 1:55 PM
This one sounds really yummy. Probably because I love the fruit!
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