My Garden Fresh Mason Jar Salad. Mason jar salad recipes completely solve this problem because you put the lettuce at the very top so you don't have to worry about it getting touched Check out my tips on this post for how to pack your mason jar salad to keep everything as fresh as possible - I've learned there is definitely a strategy to. The secret to a perfect and tasty Mason jar salad is all in the order. This guarantees that your salad ingredients don't get soggy.

How long does a mason jar salad stay fresh? If stored properly, most mason jar salad recipes can last four to five days in the refrigerator. Keep in mind that some ingredients stay fresher in the refrigerator longer than others. You can have My Garden Fresh Mason Jar Salad using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of My Garden Fresh Mason Jar Salad

You need 2-3 tbsp. of your favorite dressing.
You need 1/4 cup of sliced grape tomatoes.
It's 1 of medium carrot, diced or julienned.
Prepare 1/4 cup of diced red onions.
You need 1/4 cup of sliced radishes.
Prepare 1/4 cup of brocoli florets (cut small).
It's 1 of hard boiled egg, diced (optional).
Prepare 1/2 of chicken breast, cooked, cooled and diced (optional).
It's 2 tbsp. of cheese of choice (shredded, cubed or crumbled).
It's 1 cup of shredded purple cabbage.
It's 2 cups of lettuce of choice (pictured is romaine).
You need 1 tbsp. of pepitas (optional).
You need 1 tsp. of sunflower seeds (optional).
Prepare of wide mouthed quart sized mason jar with lid.

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My Garden Fresh Mason Jar Salad step by step

Start by placing your dressing in the bottom of the mason jar. Pictured is my homemade ranch, but a vinaigrette will spread easier when you go to eat. My favorite to use generally is my homemade honey mustard vinaigrette. Next come the veggies that can hold up to soaking in the dressing. Place in the tomatoes, carrots, onions, radishes and broccoli florets, in that order..
Next, if you are using the diced, hard boiled egg or the diced chicken (or both) then place them in now..
Next comes the cheese, cabbage and lettuce. You may need to pack the lettuce in gently. At the very top, place the pepitas and sunflower seeds (if using). You could also place croutons in instead..
Place the lid on and refrigerate until you're ready to eat. Then, either shake it up and eat straight from the jar or dump everything into a bowl and toss around before eating..

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