Layering salad in a jar — often called a “mason jar salad” — feels like a modern life hack, but its roots go back to the 1800s. Home cooks have used glass jars — popularized by Ball Mason Jars — for canning and storing food, and the idea of stacking ingredients in a jar to preserve freshness has long been part of practical kitchen habits.
The specific “salad in a jar” method took off in the early 2010s, driven by busy lifestyles and the rise of weekly meal prep like we have in today’s recipe for a Mediterranean ‘salad in a jar.’
Mediterranean Meal Prep Salad
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Farro, prepared according to package directions
- 1 ½ cups chick peas
- 1 ½ cups cucumber, diced
- 1 ½ cups carrots, shredded
- 1 ½ cups mozzarella pearls or feta cheese
- 1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 ½ cups Romaine lettuce, chopped
- ½ cup White Balsamic or Greek Salad Dressing, divided
Directions
- Prepare Farro according to package directions. Drain and rinse to stop the cooking process.
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas (also called Garbanzo Beans).
- Chop all veggies and prepare to assemble.
- Use two Pyrex Beyond Jars 32-ounce Meal Prep containers or wide-mouth quarter jar.
- Layer ingredients as listed in the recipe. ¾ cup of each ingredient should be placed in the container.
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