how do you carry a salad to work

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Websters dictionary defines salad as a lunch that can go so incredibly wrong so, so quickly. Never mind the ingredients, though those are paramount to a #happydesklunch: Its largely how you prepare and pack the thing that makes it worthwhile to eat. And if youre making any (or all!) of these mistakes, youre pretty much doomed. Check yourself before you wreck yourself.

5 Smart Strategies for Packing a Better Salad for LunchUse large, light containers for packing.Skip the wimpy greens.Pack your greens right.Cool grains quickly before packing.Keep dressing doubly sealed to prevent spills.

1. Use large, light containers for packing.
2. Skip the wimpy greens.
3. Pack your greens right.
4. Cool grains quickly before packing.
5. Keep dressing doubly sealed to prevent spills.

You aren’t packing it correctly.

Theres a method, and you should be following it: Layer the heaviest, sturdiest ingredients (bell peppers, grains, nuts, beans) at the bottom, and work up to the lightest ones. Lettuce should always be placed near the top.

You’re adding the dressing hours before you eat the salad.

Nothing has the ability to wilt greens as quickly as salad dressing — whether its as light as oil and vinegar or as thick as your beloved ranch. Store a bottle in the fridge at work, or, if youre worried about coworker food theft, opt for oil and vinegar, which are shelf-stable and can keep in your desk drawer. There are even made just for packing the stuff. The same goes for particularly juicy fruits or veggies. Leave ones like halved tomatoes or slices of pear in separate containers until youre ready to eat.

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FAQ

What should be used when transporting salad?

How do I keep my salad cold for lunch?

Should I pack salad dressing in a separate container?

That’s why it’s often recommended that you pack your dressing in a separate small container. Ain’t nobody got time or patience to deal with a “separate small container” for a tablespoon of salad dressing.

Should you put salad dressing on the bottom?

Putting your dressing on the bottom with the hearty veggies allows you to skip packing–and later, cleaning–another container. Those heartier veggies will block your dressing from touching up on the higher levels of delicate veggies that don’t need to come into contact with dressing until it’s time for lunch.

How long do you keep salad dressing in the fridge?

If you were to drizzle the dressing over top of your packed salad, then put it in a fridge for 4 or 5 hours before eating it you just bought a one way ticket to sog city. That’s why it’s often recommended that you pack your dressing in a separate small container.

How do you pack a salad?

Friends, only time can undo that instinct. Anyway, the first step to packing a good, durable salad is getting yourself a wide and deep rectangular plastic container–it doesn’t need to be stylish or hip (mine is Glad brand, I got it at Target), it just needs to look like it’s way larger than what you actually need it for.