Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, chickpea and spinach jar salad. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Instructions Add the chickpeas, carrots, spinach, and olives to a large salad bowl. Mix the olive oil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper in a small bowl or jar to make the dressing. Pour the dressing over and salad and toss well to coat. You could add chopped walnuts and sunflower seeds, these are particularly good in this salad.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chickpea and spinach jar salad using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chickpea and Spinach Jar Salad:
- Make ready Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Get Cucumber
- Make ready Beans
- Take Quinoa
- Take Pumpkin seeds
- Prepare spinach Baby
Chickpeas are an excellent source of ο¬ber, folate, and manganese and high in protein, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus. Prepare the red wine vinaigrette by adding the oil, vinegar, garlic, mustard, maple syrup, water, oregano, salt, and several grinds of black pepper to a small jar with a lid. (I use a small mason jar.) Shake it vigorously to combine. Divide remaining ingredients among the jars, layering in the following order: red onion, egg, mushroom, bacon, spinach. Make sure to really add enough spinach to the jar to pack it tightly and eliminate as much air as possible (this will help to keep your salad fresh).
Instructions to make Chickpea and Spinach Jar Salad:
- Cook your quinoa. I normally cook one cup quinoa (in two cups of water) in a pot and have enough for 5 salads. Bring it to a boil, put the lid on the pot and let it simmer for 12 minutes. Then take the lid off and let it simmer for another 2-3 minutes. Let cool before putting into your jars.
- Make your salad dressing - my favorite is balsamic vinaigrette: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp balsamic vinegar; 1 tsp red wine vinegar; and some dijon mustard (for me, the more the better!).
- Place 2 tbsp of salad dressing in your jar and then start layering in your other ingredients. You don't want anything that will absorb too much dressing to be sitting at the bottom (eg. beans, quinoa, seeds or spinach).
- Enjoy! A few minutes before eating your delicious salad, turn the jar upside down and let the dressing cover the rest of your salad.
- If you would like to add egg, cheese, meat, avocado or tomatoes, you should bring those ingredients separately (if you are making your jar salads in advance) and add them when you are ready to eat. You don't want those ingredients sitting around for too long.
Divide remaining ingredients among the jars, layering in the following order: red onion, egg, mushroom, bacon, spinach. Make sure to really add enough spinach to the jar to pack it tightly and eliminate as much air as possible (this will help to keep your salad fresh). It's the article I used when I started making mason jar salads and it will tell you everything you need to know about how to keep your salads fresh and how to separate your. In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, zest, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. For "salad-in-a-jar" lovers: Aladdin Mason Salad Jar All-purpose insulated lunch bag: Upper Order Insulated Lunch Box Tote Spinach, Mozzarella, Tomato and Chickpea Salad Place the chickpeas into a bowl and lightly smash them with a fork.
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