
Quinoa Salad In A Mason Jar
If you’re like me, then you probably know that feeling after lunch, when you suddenly feel the tiredness taking over you and then it’s hard for you to go back to work, or continue the rest of your chores. This usually happens because we eat bigger and heavier meals at noon and sometimes even with more carbs, which makes us more tired. If you relate to that, then this post is for you.
I’m not saying to completely change your eating habits, but sometimes it’s nice to have lighter lunches, ones that won’t make it hard for us to get back to our day easily.
This time I want to show you a quick and effective way for a slightly different lunch that has all kinds of benefits – quinoa salad in a jar.
Who is it for?
This recipe is suitable for those who want to slightly change their regular lunch, add more vegetables to lunch and also save time.
I know meal prep is a whole world, but here is something simpler, but still with prep that will save you some time.
So what do you need to make this beautiful salad?
♥ 1 cup of quinoa
♥ 2 cups of water
♥ 5-6 kale Stalks
♥ 2 cups spinach leaves
♥ 1 Red pepper
♥ 1 can of chickpeas
♥ Parsley
♥ Salt and pepper
This quantity should be enough for 3-4 small to medium size mason jars.
Let’s start with the quinoa preparation: Rinse a glass of quinoa well with a sieve until the water comes out clear. In a small pot, pot a little amount of oil and fry the quinoa for 2 minutes on high heat. Add salt and pepper to taste and mix. We will add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Once the water is boiling, wait for a minute, lower the fire, mix and close the pot. Let the quinoa boil for 15-20 minutes. From time to time mix it until the quinoa is ready to your taste.
It’s time to point out that you can use any type of quinoa you want, this time I used regular quinoa.
While the quinoa is cooking, rinse well the kale without the stalks and fry them in a pan with a drop of oil over high heat.
We filter the chickpeas from the water in the can. Of course you can use fresh chickpeas and soak them before.
Wash the parsley leaves and chop slightly.
Cut the red pepper into small cubes.
When the quinoa is ready you can start assemblethe salad 🙂
I chose to use a mason jar, as it’s a great way to prepare the meal in advance and take it with me to work, rather than pouring from a large box to a small box.
At the bottom of the jar we will put the parsley, then we will put a good amount of quinoa. Over the quinoa we will put the chickpeas, spinach, red pepper and the kale for the top layer, so when you turn the jar into the plate, the base of the salad will be the parsley and quinoa and the kale will be on top.
For the dressing you can make tahini or use any other dressing you like.
I hope you liked this post, let me know if you have made this and if you have any ideas for upgrading this recipe, I would like to know 🙂


56 Comments
Dina
Wow it looks so delicious!
Coral Almog
Thank you!
Alisha
I’ll make it today 🙂
Coral Almog
Great! tell me how it was
Natalie
I made this for today’s lunch and it was great!
I added raisins that added a lot of flavor.
thank you
Coral Almog
I’m so glad you liked it! I love your idea to add raisins
Nina
This looks so healthy and delicious. I have cut down carbohydrates and can’t be happier. I will definitly make this salad.
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Coral Almog
Thank you! Tell me how it turned out 🙂
Alyssa
This looks really delicious 🙂
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Coral Almog
Thank you 🙂
SundayDahlias
That actually looks so yummy and healthy! Thank you for the idea!
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Coral Almog
Thank you 🙂
Allie Mackin
Oh this looks great! Simple, healthy and pretty too!
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Coral Almog
Thank you! Yeah it’s very simple and easy to make 🙂
Lovely
This looks so good and simple to make!
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Coral Almog
Thank you 🙂
Simone
I’m a complete Quinoa lover! Your recipe looks so yum, I definitely got to try it.
xx Simone
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Coral Almog
Thank you, I’m glad you liked it 🙂
Quinn
I need to get back on my healthy eating game! This will be a great start xx
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Coral Almog
Great! good luck 🙂
Kate
Looks really tasty, and healthy too! x
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Coral Almog
Thank you 🙂
melina
yum so amazing and healthy! i love such foods!!! xx
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Coral Almog
Thank you 🙂
Bojana Krienke
This looks delicious and definitely something I am adding to my “lunch” list and Pinterest. Thanks.
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Coral Almog
I’m glad you liked it! thank you 🙂
Veronika
Yum!! Looks great, cant wait to give it a go
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Thank you! 🙂
Jeremy Life
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These recipes look amazing! Also, making an easy recipe.
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Thank you 🙂
Sophia
This salad looks lovely and tasty, thanks for sharing how to make it.
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Coral Almog
Thank you 🙂
Janine
I cannot even tell you how much this inspires me to prepare some lunches for work this coming week! This salad looks wonderful!
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Janine
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Thank you so much! I’m happy this inspires you 🙂
Nina
This salad looks amazing!
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Coral Almog
Thank you 🙂
Priya
I so need this now, would definately make one
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Tell me how it turned out 🙂
Jamila
Yummy! I had a quinoa salad just yesterday but the ingredients were a bit different. I love to put red onions and then some dried cranberries in mine for a little bit of sweetness. Yes, I know that feeling of tiredness after a big starchy meal and it is not fun at all. Love this recipe! – http://www.jamilakyari.com
Coral Almog
Thank you! Your ingredients for the salad sounds really good, I’ll try it 🙂
Kara
This sounds so good! I love how easy it is to make. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
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Coral Almog
Thank you 🙂
Romina
YUM! I love mason jar salads! so simple and easy
Coral Almog
Yes, it’s very easy to make 🙂
Kim Cao
I always see these being made, but I’ve never made one myself! Looks yummy and healthy…I’ll be sure to let you know how mine comes out!
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Coral Almog
Yes, let me know how your salad turned out 🙂
Ahleessa
This looks amazing! Thank you for the recipe.
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Coral Almog
Thank you! 🙂
Sam | Violet Hollow
Ooh this looks so good! I always get stuck on what to have for lunch xx
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Coral Almog
Thank you! I hope it gave you an idea for something new 🙂
Alyssa
The recipe is so simple healthy and easy to make. Thanks for the idea! I’ll probably make it also.
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Coral Almog
Thank you 🙂 Tell me how it turen out!
Mica
Such a yummy-looking salad! I really like chickpea in my salad but I’ve never tried it with quinoa before!
Hope that you are having a great week 🙂
Coral Almog
Thank you:) Yeah, chickpea is always good to add to a salad.
Atrium
The fact that quinoa itself is gluten free makes preparing a gluten free quinoa salad very easy indeed.
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