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<\/a><\/div>\nI decided to make my salad in the container that I planned to eat it from. A simple clear plastic container worked well. Dressing goes on the bottom, then veggies that won’t go soggy. I used sweetcorn, chick peas, sliced snow peas and carrot. On top of that went tomato and cucumber with a little finely diced shallot and then finally lettuce.
\nMy container was wide enough to fit a splade in, so it was simply a matter of mixing it all together at lunch time and eating it!<\/p>\n
Instead of chick peas, you could use lentils, tuna, chicken, roast beef or silverside. Spinach or salad leaves can replace the lettuce. There’s an endless variety of salads to be made, it just depends on what you have in stock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When browsing through Pinterest, I found a picture of salad in a jar. It looked so cute with it’s little string around it with a fork. But, pretty impractical as jars are heavy and they break! Also, you then have to transfer the salad to another container. More washing up! I decided to make my…<\/p>\n
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