Want a healthy side dish or lunch in the fridge for every single day of the week? This is a great solution. And no there is nothing to buy or sell.
My friend Alison hosted this super-fun and uber-productive party and I had to share it with you! She posted the event on Facebook and each of us responded whether we were going to attend or not. Those attending were asked to bring two salad toppings (and the jars to put the salads in of course…. you could use ziplock storage, pyrex, tupperware, etc.). The host provided the lettuce and baby spinach.
On the day of the party, we had a ton of fun chatting and making our salads. Look at them all! Everyone’s toppings were laid out and we dished what ingredients we wanted into our salad jars. I brought my stuff in a cooler and then simply put the jars back into the empty cooler to keep them cold.
I think this would be fun with smoothies too. We really like green smoothies here 🙂
The document below is my compilation of all the Panera Salads that I have tried. This is my favorite go-to salad place. I have others… but Panera is everywhere. So, I listed all of the salads, their ingredients and ingredient shopping lists to take with you! These can be used for inspiration or to hand out. It is a LOT of ingredients of course. But, I figured you can also cross it out if you don’t like the ingredient or don’t need to make that many salads.
I just eyeball the amounts. If I like it, I add more. If I don’t like it, I omit or add less.
Here are the Panera salads on the list:
Strawberry Poppyseed Salad
Power Kale Caesar Salad
Cobb Salad
Thai Salad
BBQ Chicken Salad
Fuji Apple Chicken Salad
Asian Sesame Salad
Here is the FREE DOCUMENT for printing and making your own Panera Salads at home ready to go! Or just make your own to your tastes. I include some tips on how to layer the salad in the jar in the document as well. Remember you can add chicken or hard-boiled eggs to any salad to make it a protein/main meal!
Panera- Lovers
{Copycat} Salad Menu & Grocery List
Strawberry Poppyseed Salad
Power Kale Caesar Salad
Cobb Salad
Thai Salad
BBQ Chicken Salad
Fuji Apple Chicken Salad
Asian Sesame Salad
What is included?
- Recipes
- Grocery List broken down by Category
- Grocery Master List
How Do I Use This?
- You can simple use the recipes as they are.
- You could team up with a few friends. Everyone bring a salad ingredient and make Quart Jar salads. Everyone takes home 7 salads!
- Divide among friends or yourself a few favorites and trade.
Strawberry Poppyseed Salad
Romaine Lettuce
Strawberries
Blueberries
Pineapple tidbits
Poppyseed
Chicken
Pecans
Power Kale Caesar Salad
Kale
Romaine Lettuce
Caesar Dressing
Chicken
Fat: Parmesan Cheese
Cobb Salad
Romaine Lettuce
Grape Tomatoes
Bacon
Protein: Chicken and Hard-boiled Egg
Dressing: Herb Vinaigrette
Fat: Avocado
Thai Salad
Romaine Lettuce
Cilantro
Shredded carrots
Red Pepper, small dice
Edamame
Chicken
Thai Chili Vinaigrette
Cashews
BBQ Chicken Salad
Romaine Lettuce
Fire Roasted Corn
Black Beans
BBQ Sauce
Chicken
BBQ Dressing
Fried Onions or Tortilla Chip Strips
Fuji Apple Chicken Salad
Romaine Lettuce
Field Greens
Red onion
Grape Tomatoes
Dried Apples
White Balsamic Apple Vinagrette
Chicken
Pecans
Asian Sesame Salad
Romaine Lettuce
Cilantro
Almonds, sliced
Sesame seeds
Asian Sesame Vinaigrette
Chicken
Wonton Strips
For Quart Jar Salads layer the ingredients as follows (from bottom to top):
- Salad Dressing
- Hard Vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers, peppers, etc.
- Grains, beans or pasta.
- Cheese/protein
- Nuts and seeds
- Lettuce
Master List
Romaine Lettuce
Field Greens
Kale
Strawberries
Blueberries
Pineapple tidbits
Grape Tomatoes
Bacon
Cilantro
Shredded carrots
Red Pepper, small dice
Edamame
Fire Roasted Corn
Black Beans
BBQ Sauce
Red onion
Dried Apples
Cilantro
Almonds, sliced
Sesame seeds
Chicken
Hard Boiled Egg
Pecans
Parmesan Cheese
Avocado
Cashews
Fried Onions
Pecans
Wonton Strips
Dressing: Poppyseed, Caesar, Herb Vinaigrette, Thai Chili Vinaigrette, White Balsamic Apple Vinaigrette, Asian Sesame Vinaigrette
Grocery List by Category
Produce:
Romaine Lettuce x7
Kale x1
Field Greens x1
Strawberries
Blueberries
Grape Tomatoes x2
Shredded Carrots
Red Bell Pepper
Cilantro
Red onion
Dried Apples
Avocado
Nuts/Seeds:
Pecans
Cashews
Sliced almonds
Sesame Seeds
Dairy:
Eggs
Parmesan Cheese
Meat:
Chicken
Grocery:
Black Beans
Pineapple tidbits *
Fried Onions * or Tortilla Chip Strips
BBQ Sauce
Wonton Strips *
Frozen:
Fire Roasted Corn *
Edamame *
Dressing: Poppyseed, Caesar, Herb Vinaigrette, Thai Chili Vinaigrette, White Balsamic Apple Vinaigrette, Asian Sesame Vinaigrette
