Honey Mustard Chicken Mason Jar Salad

Another AMAZING one!!! I've had this for 3 days now and each day, I'm counting down the minutes/hours until lunch time. It fills me up, but still leaves me wanting more because it is so good! This is a very slightly modified recipe from Autumn Calabrese's new cookbook Fixate!

The amounts listed below will make 4 - 16oz mason jar salads. If you are making more or less, adjust the quantities as necessary.

Finished Product!

Ingredients in Honey Mustard Dressing:

1/4 cup reduced fat (2%) plain Greek yogurt
1.5 Tbsp Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp raw honey
1.5 Tbsp rice vinegar
1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil

Ingredients in Salad:

3 cups chopped chicken (I used grilled boneless, skinless, chicken breasts)
1/2 cup chopped green apple
1/2 cup seedless red grapes, halved
1/3 cup sliced raw almonds (I chopped up whole almonds)
1 oz raisins
2 sliced green onions
2 Tbsp chopped fresh tarragon (I left this out)
8 cup shredded romaine lettuce (or your greens of choice)

To make the dressing, combine the yogurt, mustard, honey, and vinegar in a bowl and mix well. Slowly add the olive oil and whisk until blended. Add salt to taste (I didn't add any). Add the dressing evenly to the bottom of the four mason jars.

Next, add the following ingredients, in order to form the salad: Chicken, green apple, grapes, raisins, onions, lettuce, and almonds. Stuff the lettuce in there so that each jar is completely full.

You can also add other fruits, such as mandarin oranges or blueberries. And celery would be good as well. The celery could go at the bottom because it is a harder vegetable. The oranges should go in between the apple and grapes (away from the lettuce since they will cause wilting) and blueberries can go on top of the grapes. You can also substitute other nuts on top.

Then store these in the fridge for up to 5 days. When you're ready to enjoy, just take one out. The dressing is thicker, so it doesn't mix up when you shake the mason jar. Dump the contents into a bowl and stir to get the dressing to coat all of the lettuce. Have I mentioned this salad is so so tasty?? I can't wait to eat more tomorrow for lunch!

YUM!!!!!

Nutritional Facts (each):
Calories: 437 Carbs: 31g Fat: 19g Protein: 38g Sodium: 351mg Sugar: 21g Fiber: 4g