Tag: salad for weight loss

Chef’s Salad in a Jar

I am continuing my series of salads in a jar this week with the Chef’s Salad.  The Chef’s Salad’s origins are often disputed, but it may have been based upon a 17th and 18th century dish called  Salmagundi which was a salad composed of meat, eggs, and vegetables served with a vinaigrette.  Some say the Chef’s Salad was inspired by the Cobb Salad invented at the Brown Derby Restaurant in Los Angeles, while others attribute it to a chef at the Ritz-Carlton in the early 1940’s. No matter what the origin of the Chef’s Salad, it can be a nutritional […]

Antipasto Salad in a Jar

I know that I keep posting about salads in a jar, but I can’t help myself.  I really like making them because they look so pretty.  They taste good, too, and if I’m careful about what I put into them, they can be friendly for my waistline.   The possibilities are limitless. A few weeks ago, I went out to eat at one of my favorite local  Italian eateries.  I love their antipasto salad, but on this occasion, I shared a pizza with my son.  The lady we were dining with, however, had the antipasto salad.   I was probably staring longingly […]