Monday, January 9, 2012

Salad Shakers

One of the biggest things I have had against salads is that they take too long to prepare when they have a lot of good veggies in them.  If you have to cut all the veggies up, add dressing, and mix it can take a while.  I get 30 minutes, at the most, for my lunch.  Usually something else cuts into my lunch, making every second absolutely precious to me.  Thus, finding this method has literally saved the salad’s place in my lunch rotation.



The secret of this method is that the dressing doesn’t touch the greens until right before you eat them, keeping the greens fresh and unwilted for a long period of time.  First, your pour in the amount of dressing you want for each salad – which is less than you might think.  Since you will be shaking these up, the dressing goes farther than a typical salad where some things are coated and the bottom bits have nothing.  Afterwards, you add your vegetables.  This mix in particular has carrots and cucumber chunks in the bottom, because both are hardy enough to stand up to being soaked in dressing for a pretty long time.  Any more sensitive ingredients, like proteins (which can get waterlogged in dressing), egg crumbles, or celery can be layered on top.  The last thing to go in is the lettuce mix of your choice.
When you are ready to eat, you simply shake the jar and eat.  Instead of having to cut all the veggies right then, or have them go soft in a plastic bag, you can have a fresh-tasting salad in seconds.  For ease of access I suggest you pour the salad into a bowl or put it on a plate, but you don’t have to.  If you don’t want the extra dishes (or don’t have them) just a fork will do.  keep reading . . .

4 comments:

  1. These look amazing..Yummy...I am gonna have to try these this weekend..

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  2. You stole this from http://www.antihousewife.com/ you low life jerk scum. Keep up the good work!!

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  3. This article was stolen from Antihousewife.com You stole this article... At least give her credit where credit is due... scumbag.

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  4. I think the way you are blogging here is extremely disrespectful to the people who are actually taking these pictures and taking the time to develop and write these recipes down. I see you have not just taken from me, but many other popular sites. While I can appreciate the backwards compliment you have paid me, I want credit for my work (not just a link back to my page that your readers don't even need to click) especially since that image is MINE and you don't credit me with it. I have already reported this post to Google and BlogSpot to let them know that you have stolen my intellectual property, and I am contacting other bloggers who I recognize so they can do the same. This isn't a compliment, it's STEALING to post like this. If you don't have time to develop your own recipes and take good pictures, don't try to blog food. Stick to your bootcamp schtick. That you can at least make look like it is legitimate.

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