I usually use just the salad portion of the kit because I prefer all of my other tasty additions and vinaigrette much better. I hope you find this salad as convenient and delicious as I do. I try to eat a big salad every single day and I make sure it’s always a great one! Chopped salad greens are key. I think a variety of chopped greens, especially the crunchy ones like kale, brussels sprouts and broccoli combined with veggies like cabbage and carrots make for such a great base to build an awesome salad on. Since the vinaigrette has pear flavor to it, chopped fresh pear compliments it so well, but I’ll also use chopped apple just as often. If you want to take it to work, you could make it ahead, remove it from the pan to cool, then pop it in the fridge to take to work the next day.

Or hit the molecule-like symbol beside it, to save your favourite recipes or share them. 👩🏻‍🍳 How to make 5 minute vegan sriracha noodlesAlternatively, you could take it to work in a food flask which will keep it warm until lunchtime. 🥪 More easy vegan lunch recipes Toss the salad ingredients together, then tip into your lunchbox. Combine the dressing ingredients in a small jar or container with a tight-fitting lid. Pour the dressing over the salad just before serving and toss well.

In a pan, add shiitake mushroom and shemiji mushroom. Turn the heat high, and saute without any oil for 2-3 minutes. You can also swap to any mushroom of your choice.Now gather all the other goodness that goes into the salad and get yourself a medium-sized mixing bowl. I love mixing and eating my salad out of the same bowl (less dishes = happy me!). Mushroom, similar to spinach, is affordable and takes less than 10 minutes to prepare. Since I am always making mushroom recipes throughout the week, I normally have alot of mushrooms in my fridge leftover on Sunday.

Of course, several of these ingredients like the vinaigrette, dried cranberries, nuts and cheese can last you more than a week.

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Broccoli Rice, Carrot & Cranberry Salad With Buttermilk Dressing, from The 5 Minute Salad Lunchbox. Sometimes called Rooster sauce, sriracha is made to a secret recipe from jalapenos, garlic, sugar, and vinegar. jar Champagne Pear Vinaigrette with Gorgonzola (from Trader Joe’s) Girard’s Light Champagne Vinaigrette is also very good and can be found at most grocery stores. And then there’s chopped red onion, sliced cherry tomatoes and dried cranberries (I’ll sometimes use dried cherries). I made enough one-pot noodles for two people, but the straight-to-wok noodles come with two sachets of noodles, so you could half the recipe if you're making it for yourself and don't want to store leftovers.