Mason Jar Salads

Name: Mason Jar Salads
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cups arugula (or other leafy greens); 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved; 2 cups cucumber, diced; 2 cups cooked quinoa; 16 ounces can chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 1/2 red onion, diced; 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped; Salt and pepper, to taste; 1/4 cup olive oil; 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:10min

Layer your favorite salad ingredients like greens, chopped vegetables, beans, and grains in a mason jar. Dress with a vinaigrette or lemon juice and olive oil. Shake well before eating!

Updated at: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:49:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories371.3 kcal (19%)

Total Fat18.4 g (26%)

Carbs43.1 g (17%)

Sugars7.8 g (9%)

Protein11 g (22%)

Sodium391.5 mg (20%)

Fiber9 g (32%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

For the Salad:

4 cupsarugula

or other leafy greens

2 cupscherry tomatoes

halved

2 cupscucumber

diced

2 cupsquinoa

cooked

16 ouncescan chickpeas

drained and rinsed

0.5red onion

diced

¼ cupfresh parsley

For the Lemon Garlic Dressing:

¼ cupolive oil

3 tablespoonsfresh lemon juice

1 teaspoonlemon zest

2 tablespoonsred wine vinegar

3cloves garlic

minced

1 teaspooncumin

¼ teaspoonblack pepper

Instructions

Step 1

In a small bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the dressing. Distribute evenly among mason jars so that the dressing is a the bottom of each.

Step 2

Next, add chickpeas, red onion and fresh parsley evenly into each jar and give a little mix. Then layer with tomatoes, cucumber, quinoa, and topping it last with fresh arugula.

Step 3

Store in the fridge until ready to eat. To serve, either dump out and enjoy or shake it up and eat right from the jar!