Author: Victoria Aly
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Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
In winter, you want to eat hearty and tasty food not only at home, but also at work. Salad in a jar is perfect!
In winter, you want to eat hearty and tasty food not only at home, but also at work. Salad in a jar is perfect! At home, prepare the ingredients: boil, cut and put in a jar in layers. Place dressing of your choice on top of the ingredients. Husband - mayonnaise, and myself - yogurt or sour cream. At work, it remains to mix everything up and a hearty delicious lunch is ready!
By the way, such a “semi-finished way” of preparing a salad can be taken into account for a snack on a not very long journey.
We will tell you a few options for simple chicken salads that can be laid out in a jar.
Ingredients:
150 g chicken fillet, 2 potatoes, carrots, bell peppers, onions, 2 eggs, a bunch of fresh parsley, mayonnaise to taste, salt to taste.
Boil the breast fillet, bake or cook in a slow cooker. Boil carrots, potatoes and eggs too. Cool all ingredients. Peel vegetables and eggs. Dice potatoes, carrots, breast fillets, eggs, onions and peppers. In the same order, put in layers in a jar. Top with chopped herbs and mayonnaise or a lighter dressing.
Ingredients:
chicken breast, 120 g bell pepper, 100 g Korean-style carrots, 2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise, a bunch of green onions.
Boil the breast in advance in salted water, cool or use smoked. Cut the breast and pepper into small cubes. Korean carrots, if a long cut, cut into pieces with a knife. Chop the green onion. Put in a jar in layers: peppers, chicken, Korean carrots, green onions and mayonnaise.
Salad Ingredients:
200 g chicken fillet (breast or other parts), onion, tomato, cucumber, 2 eggs, herbs to taste, mayonnaise to taste.
For marinade:
1 tsp salt, 2 tsp. sugar, 2 tbsp. l. vinegar 9%, 100 ml hot water.
Boil the chicken fillet in salted water and cool. Boil the eggs too, cool and peel. Peel the onion and cut into half rings. Add sugar, salt and vinegar to the onion. Pour hot water over, stir and leave for 20 minutes. Then strain the onion from the marinade and set aside.
Chicken fillet, eggs, cucumbers and tomatoes cut into cubes. If the tomatoes are very juicy, use only the pulp. Put a layer of chicken in jars, then onions, eggs, tomatoes and cucumbers. The top layer is greens and mayonnaise.
Ingredients:
200 g chicken breast (fillet), 1 tsp. seasonings for barbecue, 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil, 200 g potatoes, 1 tsp. lemon juice, 4 tbsp. l. mayonnaise, salt to taste sugar to taste a bunch of parsley.
Wash the chicken breast and pat dry. Beat to a thickness of 1 cm. Lubricate the baking parchment with vegetable oil, sprinkle with barbecue seasoning and salt to taste. Wrap the beaten breast in parchment. In a dry, heated frying pan, fry the breast in parchment for 3-4 minutes on each side. Cool completely in parchment.
Boil potatoes in their skins, cool and peel. Cut the cooled ingredients into small cubes.
Prepare the sauce. Mix mayonnaise with lemon juice, a pinch of sugar and salt.
Layers can be laid out, alternating - chicken, potatoes, chicken, potatoes. Refueling top.
For supporters of proper nutrition and avocado lovers, we recommend this salad. Light and delicious.
Ingredients:
avocado, chicken breast fillet, 1-2 fresh cucumbers, 1 tsp. lemon juice, 150g Greek yogurt, garlic clove, 1/2 tsp. mustard, a small bunch of fresh dill, salt to taste.
Boil the breast fillet in salted water in advance and cool. Peel the avocado and remove the pit. Cut into small pieces in a bowl and drizzle with lemon juice. Stir. Separately cut the cucumber and chicken breast into small cubes.
Prepare the sauce. Mix yogurt, mustard, chopped herbs and garlic. Put the chicken in the first layer in the jar, then the avocado and cucumber. Sauce on top.