The Best, Easy to Prepare Mason Jar Southwestern Salad

Healthy, convenient, delicious, crunchy…the list of adjectives for this salad can go on and on. But I will leave it to you-try this recipe and let me know what you think. I love this salad so much that I might marry it. I am kidding, obv, but I love this salad so much, that I look forward to having it for lunch!

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked quinoa (1 cup dry)
• 1/2 cup peas, cooked
• 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 package cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
• 1 medium-sized red onion, diced
• 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
• 2 cups arugula

Lemon vinaigrette
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Cook quinoa according to package directions.
2. As quinoa cooks, prepare vinaigrette by mixing together ingredients. Pack vinaigrette in separate containers.
3. Layer in quinoa, peas, black beans, cherry tomatoes, red onion, bell pepper, and arugula
4. When you are ready to eat the salad, pour vinaigrette into jar, cover, and shake! Open up jar and enjoy!

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The Best, Easy to Prepare Mason Jar Southwestern Salad

Healthy, convenient, delicious, crunchy…

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Salad

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked quinoa (1 cup dry)
• ½ cup peas, cooked
• 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 package cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
• 1 medium-sized red onion, diced
• 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
• 2 cups arugula

Lemon vinaigrette

• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

• Cook quinoa according to package directions.
• As quinoa cooks, prepare vinaigrette by mixing together ingredients. Pack vinaigrette in separate containers.
• Layer in quinoa, peas, black beans, cherry tomatoes, red onion, bell pepper, and arugula.
• When you are ready to eat the salad, pour vinaigrette into jar, cover, and shake!
• Open up jar and enjoy!