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Salad in a Jar with Basic Balsamic Dressing

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Use Romaine lettuce as your green of choice to give this crunchy veggie a try!

Ingredients

Salad

Options for marinated veggies:

  • Carrots

  • Cucumbers

  • Legumes

  • Tofu

  • Onions

  • Celery

Options for hard veggies:

  • Onions

  • Celery

  • Carrots

  • Cucumbers

  • Bell peppers

Options for other ingredients:

  • Tomatoes
  • Lettuce
  • Romaine
  • Kale

Balsamic Dressing

  • 3/4 cup olive oil

  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

  • 2 Tbsp honey

  • 1 clove garlic, minced

  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Salad

  1. Grab a mason jar. Place veggies that would be good marinated in the jar first, then add dressing of choice (2 Tbsp for a quart sized jar).

  2. Layer in the other “hard” veggies.

  3. Add in your other ingredients. If adding cherry/grape tomatoes, leave whole so they do not get soggy. 

  4. Add in as much chopped lettuce/leafy greens to the top of the jar as possible.

  5. Place the top on your jar, and place in the fridge to eat later!

Dressing

  1. Whisk the vinegar in a bowl with the honey, garlic, salt, and pepper until well combined and the salt is dissolved. 

  2. Add in the olive oil and whisk until combined. 

  3. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Notes

If you want some specific ideas for salad in a jar combinations or fun salad dressings, check out these posts from Cancer Dietitian:

Greek chickpea salad in a jar

Thai chicken quinoa salad in a jar

Taco salad in a jar

Citrus vinaigrette

Ranch dressing

Find it online: https://cancerdietitian.com/2026/08/eat-the-rainbow-week-3-inflammation.html