Meal prepped and primed to go, these individual green salad jars topped with fresh Medjool dates will be the envy of your lunch crowd.
Ingredients
- For the dressing
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 Medjool date syrup
- 3/4 apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon minced shallot
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- For the salad jars
- 4 carrots - peeled and sliced
- 1/2 cucumber - peeled, seeded and chopped into quarter inch squares
- 1/4 head purple cabbage, thinly shredded
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 small tub spinach, stems removed
- 1 head butter lettuce, bit- sized pieces
- 4 diced Medjool dates
*While Medjool dates are high in natural sugars, they are low on the glycemic index thanks to a balanced amount of soluble fiber.
The complex carbohydrates found in Medjool dates are digested at a slower rate, making them a source of dietary fiber and releasing energy
to the body over a longer period of time.
