When your lunch routine becomes a never-ending rotation of limp, bland salad on paper plates, it may be time to try something new. Adding some fun touches to your eating habits can take the monotony out of ho-hum everyday meals. With some appetizing salad dressings and an innovative container, you might even start looking forward to those lunch salads, and (Gasp!) close your laptop to focus on enjoying them.
Ad-Dressing the Obvious Issue
Even the best intentions to eat a healthy meal can be squashed by seeing the same half-empty bottle of salad dressing sitting in your fridge time after time. Bringing a new salad dressing into the mix can be inspiring, even exciting. Dress It Up Dressing has a lineup of dressings made from simple ingredients that are just right for stepping up a basic salad or trying out a new one.
Champagne Vinaigrette is a bright, slightly tangy dressing made with olive oil, vinegar, and Dijon mustard. I tried out a Mediterranean Pasta Salad recipe that uses the dressing alongside rotini pasta, vegetables, and feta. It was simple enough to make and eat during a single lunch break. The silky Champagne Vinaigrette added a savory flavor to the noodles and complemented the vegetables nicely, creating a fresh, filling meal.
Another zesty salad dressing from Dress It Up Dressing, is Sesame Tahini Dressing. This dressing has lemon juice, sesame seeds, and tamari mixed in that makes for a tasty, complex flavor. As a dressing for salads or even a dip for cooked vegetables, it adds a zip, and it can even be used as a marinade for chicken or fish. The dressing is available in jars or packets that are perfect for packing.
Containing the Goodness
For transporting salads from home to work, or even as a convenient make-ahead salad container, Prepara’s Salad Pod is a game changer. On the surface, this container looks a lot like a big Mason jar, but much like the second season of “Lost,” it has an exciting plot twist—a hatch! The Salad Pod has a door that is completely removable from the pod itself, making it easy to lay the pod on its side and eat your lunch directly out of it, eliminating the need for a separate bowl.
The Salad Pod holds 4.5 cups and even has a removable dressing capsule, so you can carefully layer your salads like a fine piece of art or shake them harder than a margarita. The pod is safe in the microwave, freezer, and dishwasher making it a versatile tool for your food prep repertoire. Prepara has free shipping currently on orders over $39, as if there was an excuse necessary to peruse all the fun kitchen items. (Hugging Cactus Shakers, anyone?)
