Layered Salad Jar

A creative and healthy way to get your veggies!

Ingredients for Chia Seed Dressing

Ingredients for Melon and Mint Salad with Avocado Cream

Watermelon
Honeydew
Cantaloupe
Top with 2 tsp fresh lemon juice and a handful of chopped fresh mint
Add the avocado cream to the bottom of the jar, and layer in the melon balls color by color.

Ingredients for Avocado Cream

1 ripe avocado mashed
½ cup cashew cream (1/2 cup of cashews soaked overnight, then blended with ¾ cup of water.
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp maple syrup

At the bottom you have the dressing (unless you are making ahead)

Then you add hard veggies

Then soft veggies

Then grains

Then protein

Then greens

Toppings

Here are some ideas for each of these categories:

Hard veggies

radish, jicama, carrot, beets, celery

Soft veggies

cherry tomato, cucumber, olives, bell peppers, mushroom slices

Grains

Brown rice, quinoa

(Or Bulgar wheat )

Protein

Cubed baked tofu, brown beans such as black, pinto or edamame

Greens

Baby kale, baby spinach, arugula, etc

Toppings

Croutons, seeds and nuts

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