Hearty Tuna Salad in a Jar Recipe
Life gets busy, but that doesn't mean that daily salads are out of your grasp - prep a salad in a jar in advance, and you'll eat well all week long!
Servings: 1 (Serves 1 as a main dish or 4 as a side salad)
Ingredients
- 2-3 tablespoons creamy dressing roasted garlic dressing is wonderful with this
- 1 can tuna drained
- 1/4 cup halved grapes
- 1/4 cup chopped sweet bell peppers
- 1/4 cup shredded carrots
- 1/4 cup almonds slivered or whole
- 2 cups salad greens I used a baby kale and baby spinach mix
Instructions
- Place the dressing in the bottom of the jar.
- Add the tuna.
- Top the tuna with the grapes, bell peppers, carrots, and almonds.
- Fill up your jar with the salad greens.
- Screw on the two piece lid (flat and band) and store in the fridge for up to a 3 days.
Notes
- If you don't have grapes, chopped apples would work well too.
- You can substitute sliced almonds for whole almonds if you want.
- You can use any creamy dressy for this salad in a jar, I used this roasted garlic salad dressing.
- Store in the refrigerator and eat within three days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 salad in a jar | Calories: 551kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 688mg | Potassium: 971mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 7555IU | Vitamin C: 69mg | Calcium: 163mg | Iron: 5mg
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