Greek Style Mason Jar Pasta Salads is a recipe for Greek Mason Jar Salad that is perfect for a picnic or work day lunch. Layers of vegetables, pasta and balsamic dressing come together in this beautiful mason jar salad recipe you can take anywhere.
Course Salad
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword Lunch Salad, Mason Jar Salad, Pasta Salad
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 4Salads
Calories 384kcal
Ingredients
3/4cupBalsamic DressingI like Newman's Brand.
1cupCherry Tomatoeshalved
4cups Baby Spinach
1cupCucumber
1cupFeta CheeseCrumbled
1cupChickpeasDrained and rinsed
1cupRotini PastaCooked according to package instructions
1/2cupToasted Pine NutsCan sub in nut of your choice or omit.
416 ounce Wide mouth Mason Jars
Instructions
Toast your nuts in a dry skillet over Medium heat. Make sure to watch them as they can burn fast.
You are going to evenly distribute the ingredients over the 4 jars. Order is very important as you don't want to layer the greens on the dressing or tomatoes. These salads keep well due to the layering process.
Layer items in the following order. Ingredients are in order from the bottom up: dressing, pasta, tomato, cucumber, chickpeas, feta, nuts then spinach.
Store in the fridge for up to 3 days. When you're ready to serve, dump it onto a plate and enjoy!
Notes
Recipe calories are calculated using Newman's Light Balsamic Dressing. Note that the dressing, cheese, pasta and nuts you use will greatly effect the nutrition. Nutrition information is calculated using My Fitness Pal.