Mason Jar Salads

Can we just say some people are genius? Initially I thought a mason jar salad was just another excuse to put something in a jar and served no real purpose. Well I was WRONG! Putting it in the jar made for easy prep, packing and clean up. Plus no soggy, grossness. Give it a try!

I use the pint size jars, I've seen people make them much bigger but here's my take on that; you're eating way too much salad. I'll make my pint and grab an extra snack and feel plenty full.

Put your salad dressing in first. I used a fat free raspberry vinaigrette and it actually helped curb my sweet tooth! Being that it is a light dressing and not as thick as a creamy dressing like ranch it spreads easily when shaken with the rest of the salad.

Next put in your veggies; I love everything from cucumbers and tomato, to radishes and carrots and even corn and beans. Mix it up, you never know what you'll end up liking!

I cheated and also bought a bag of lettuce with other veggies in it as well (put you other chopped veggies in first, make sure you've got a layer of veggies under the lettuce, that's what keeps it form getting soggy) I put that in until it was almost to the top.

I sprinkled a little skim milk cheese on top and sealed it shut.

At lunch time I turned the jar over and shook it up really well and viola! There was a perfect, still crisp salad with dressing all set to go!