No time to make a healthy lunch? I think not! Prep the ingredients for this Spring Cobb Salad and arrange it in a mason jar for easy access during the week!
Spring is the Best!
Boy am I glad grilling season is back in action. The temps keep going up and down, but once I bring the grill out it stays…no matter how chilly it gets!
Seriously, the best part about Spring and Summer is grilling. It makes my meat preparation so simple and the clean-up is a breeze. I’m so pumped about this spring cobb mason jar salad because it is my go-to recipe for leftover grilled chicken. Before we talk about this cobb salad. Let’s talk mason jars.
We Love Mason Jars
Mason jars are really the most perfect way to layer a salad and transport on-the-go. We use mason jars for everything from overnight oats to salad dressing. They are a great environmentally friendly meal prep container that you can just throw in the dishwasher! Though we use a 16 oz. mason jar for this spring cobb mason jar salad, we love mason jars of all sizes!
- 32oz Mason Jars are great for double salad portions or for leftover soup!
- 8oz Jelly Jars are perfect for chia seed pudding or homemade salad dressing!
- Parfait Jars have the best clip on lids and are great for storing salads, pasta salads, or quinoa bakes!
- 4oz Mason Jars are great little jars for jams, nut butters, or salad dressing!
Spring Cobb Salad- Perfect for Meal Prep
We love prepping salads in mason jars! Our Buffalo Mason Jar Salad and our Mason Jar Tex Mex Quinoa Salad are two amazing salads are that are great go-to lunch salads for the week. For this Spring Cobb Salad, we decided to stick to some original Cobb salad ingredients like hard boiled eggs, bacon, and chicken. However, we mixed things up with a raspberry vinegarette dressing!
I started off with a simple, homemade raspberry vinaigrette dressing that’s actually a synch to make! All you do is place everything in a food processor or blender and blend away!
- Fresh Raspberries
- EVOO
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Basil
- Honey
- Sea Salt
Once you’ve got your dressing prepped…it’s time to get all your fixings ready to layer. You’ll need:
- Grilled Chicken
- Spinach
- Hard-Boiled Eggs
- Cucumber
- Tomato
- Bacon
- Fresh Raspberries
The beauty of this recipe is that you’re making 4 at a time…which means you’ve got lunch ready to go for the next 4 days. Huzzah.
Mason Jar Spring Cobb Salad with Raspberry Basil Vinaigrette
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 3 4 oz chicken breasts cooked and diced
- 1/2 large cucumber finely diced
- 3 medium tomatoes chopped
- 3 hard-boiled eggs chopped
- 3/4 cup fresh raspberries
- 4 strips of bacon cooked and chopped
- 4 cups fresh spinach
For the Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 5 large fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
For the Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
- Place all ingredients in a small food processor and process until raspberries are pureed. Set aside.
For the Salad
- First, place about 2-3 tablespoons raspberry vinaigrette into the bottom of your large mason jar.
- Then, add in about 1/4 of your diced chicken and 2 large handfuls of spinach.
- Next, add in 1/4 of your chopped hard-boiled eggs, 1/4 of your vegetable mixture, and 1/4 of your bacon mixture. Finish off with a few raspberries.
- Seal with lid and keep refrigerated for up to 4/5 days.
I love fresh herb-and-berry dressing and of course the mason jar. Thank you for sharing!
So many pretty pictures!! Hearts in my eyeballs!
I think we are getting a grill when we move into our Omaha apartment. I hate having to use other people’s or the “community grill” at our current apartments haha
A grill is a NECESSITY for summertime! I hope you have a safe move, lady!
Love all your actions shots and the look of this salad. So delish. And that Raspberry Basil Vinaigrette… need!!
I had a helper 😀 AKA those aren’t my hands.
so purrrrty. And raspberry vinaigrette? I need a jar. A jar the size of a laptop.
Let’s take shots of the vinaigrette.
Salads with raspberry vinaigrette are some of my favorites!
I love salads in jars! What a nice idea!
Holy Hannah! This all look incredible! Such a perfect solutions for lunch! And this cobb salad with that raspberry vinaigrette, yes please!
Ahhhh thank you!
Adult lunchable is probably my new fav phrase. Also, that picture with you pouring the salad dressing is particularly epic #foodphotographygoals
Hahaha when phrases don’t exist…just make them up 😀 Doode the only reason I got that shot is because Linley was pouring and I was shooting. I wish I had 4 arms.
Hi Lee we travelled to USA for three wonderful months and discovered steel cut oats, they are finally here in Melbourne Australia and cooked them the other week and they were yuk luckily found your site and can’t wait to cook them your way. Love the look of your recipes and will start cooking tomorrow as we enjoy a healthy lifestyle cheers x
Sally, try cooking those steel cut oats on the “porridge” setting in a rice cooker (over night). They come out great!
Thanks for the recommendation, Leah!
Hi Sally! YAY so happy that Melbourne finally jumped on the steel cut oat bandwagon. You’re going to LOVE LOVE LOVE them!