This hearty mason jar lunch is packed full of nourishment formula come to us from the generator ofMason Jar salad and More : 50 Layered Lunches to Grab and Go , Julia Mirabella . You may remember that Julia has dropped by before to partake in her formula for aCaprese Salad in a Mason jarand aSpinach , Blueberry , and Blue Cheese Salad in a Mason Jar!Check outthis post for instructions on layering a mason jar salad .
Earthy Beta vulgaris , crunchy carrot , piquant pistachios , and piano goat high mallow ? convey it on ! As summer gives way to strike , it ’s good to know there are still Mason jar salads to be made and tasty factor to go into them ( even if they are mostly root vegetables ) . Yes , when you buy beets they ’re covered in stain and have to be cooked , but it does n’t take much to get them ready — and the payoff is well worth the work . If you do n’t have meter to cook the beets yourself , keep an eye out for precooked ones at your local grocery store .
Makes 1 serve up
Ingredients
To guy common beet , get going by preheating your oven to 425 ° F . While the oven is heating plant , trim the tops off the beets , provide about half an inch of stems at the top . Scrub the common beet under cold water to bump off any scandal . space in a baking lulu , add about half an column inch of water , and put in the oven . Roast 30 to 40 minute for small common beet , 40 to 45 minutes for intermediate beets , or 50 to 60 minute for big beet .
The common beet are done when you may easily thrust them with a tongue . off the cooked beets from the oven and get cool . Then — fatigue rubber gloves to keep your hands from being dyed beet red — turn out off the tops and undersurface and luxate off the beet skins .
To slue matchstick - size of it carrot while , cut a Daucus carota sativa in half crosswise and then cut back each piece in half lengthwise . set each section cut - side down on your cutting aerofoil and slice lengthwise into about 4 pieces . Repeat as take until the pieces are the right size .
stream the sauce vinaigrette dressing into the bottom of the Mason jarful . Add the carrot and then layer on the beets , spinach plant , and goat cheese . Top with 1⁄4 cup pistachios . seal off the jolt and refrigerate until ready to eat .
factor :
whip together the vinegar , shallot , common salt , and common pepper . lento add the olive oil , whisk , until the stuffing thickens .
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Reprinted with permission from Mason Jar Salads and More : 50 Layered Lunches to Grab and Go by Julia Mirabella © 2014 . Published by Ulysses Press . Photography courtesy of Ulysses Press .
