- Salad in a Jar (as seen on The Food Network).
Recipe For Salad in a Jar
Gather your favorite vegetables, and chop them up. I chose carrots, cucumbers, red pepper, onions, and lettuce. Drain the lettuce in a strainer.
First, pour salad dressing into the jar, then stack your vegetables on top of the dressing. I put carrots in first, as they wouldn’t get soggy in the dressing. After chopping the onions, I rubbed my hands with my stainless steel soap bar (shown on the cutting board) to remove the smell of onions from my hands. Next, I stuffed approximately 2 cups of lettuce into the large mason jar.
Sealing The Mason Jar
Then, put the round lid on top of the jar and press down hard with your thumb in the center to get a good seal. Tighten the metal ring around the top.
The salad can be stored in the refrigerator for up to one week. You can eat the salad right out of the jar with a fork. The salads are great for picnics too, as you can snap the lid back on if bees try to get in the jar.