4 Easy Ways to Try the Mason Jar Salad Trend

Trend alert! Trend alert! Mason jar salads are everywhere these days! And if you’ve been looking to try it — and you should, they’re beautiful, easy to pack for lunch on-the-go and so healthy! — here are four easy ways to get your salad-in-a-jar on!

1. Standard Market. This chef-driven market in Chicago features departments laid out to evoke European-style open-air markets brought together under one roof, selling everything from handpicked produce to expertly butchered meats to top-quality fish and seafood. What we’re loving though are their salads in a jar, aka Salad Shakers! Try the Asian Chicken Salad, Soba Noodle Salad, Cobb Salad or the Tofu Crunch Salad Shakers. All are available in-store for $6.99!
2. Organic Salads in a Jar. If you’re in Scottsdale, Ariz., this salad-in-a-jar option is for you! The company creates mason jar salads using organic ingredients. Options include Chinese, Chopped, Southwest, Cranberry Spinach, and Strawberry Arugula. Yum!
3. Farmer’s Fridge. Erin wrote about this one over on FBG and with good reason. Farmer’s Fridge offers healthy and delicious meals that are made daily and sold in innovative refrigerated kiosks around the Chicagoland area. The healthy and delicious salads are packaged in recyclable plastic and are offered in several flavors: the Antioxidant, Detox, Mediterranean and more. (Man, maybe we should move to Chi-town!)
4. Homemade. You didn’t think we’d list all of these mason jar salad ideas and not leave off the most obvious of all, did ya? While all of the above ones are awesome options, it’s hard to go wrong with making your own. You know exactly what’s in it, so you can make sure it’s tasty for you — and that it fits your nutritional needs. If you’re looking for salad in a jar eats-piration, check out Pinterest!
Now tell us: What’s your favorite mason jar salad recipe? —Jenn