Easy Salad Lunch Ideas For Teachers
Do you bring your lunch to school? Keep reading for some make-ahead Easy Salad Lunch Ideas For Teachers.
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I wanted to share with you these awesome salad containers that I’ve been using for the last few months. They are called Bentgo® Salad – Stackable Lunch Container. It has a salad bowl, a 4 part compartment tray for toppings, a dressing container, and a reusable fork.
I bought it on a whim one day and boy am I sure glad I did! It has quickly become my favorite! After using the first week, I actually went back and bought two more so I now pre-make three salads for each week.
This bowl makes it so easy to make the salads ahead of time. I buy a big container of the spring mix greens and a rotisserie chicken from Costco to make my salads. (feta cheese is a great deal at Costo too FYI) I always try to mix my salads up each week so I don’t get bored of them, and then have something else for lunch the other two days. Here are some great teacher lunchbox ideas if you need some.
Salad Ideas
I don’t claim to be a great food blogger, but these are my favorite easy-to-make salads that have worked great for me using these salad boxes.
Garden Salad
Mixed greens in the bottom bowl. Toppings include diced cucumber, cherry tomatoes, shredded or chopped carrots, and croutons. A container of ranch or thousand island on the side.
Chicken Caesar Salad
Mixed greens in the bottom bowl. Toppings include diced rotisserie chicken, shaved parmesan cheese, and croutons. A container of caesar dressing on the side.
Southwest Chicken Salad
Mixed greens in the bottom bowl. Toppings include black beans, corn, diced rotisserie chicken, red onions, and grape tomatoes. A container of cilantro avocado dressing on the side.
BBQ Chicken Salad
Mixed greens in the bottom bowl. Toppings include diced rotisserie chicken mixed with bbq sauce, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped green onion, and chopped tomato. A container of ranch dressing on the side.
Antipasta Salad
Mixed greens in the bottom bowl. Toppings include two-quartered artichoke hearts, grape tomatoes, kalamata olives, ham, and salami chopped, and some diced cucumber. A container of balsamic dressing on the side.
Taco Salad
Mixed greens in the bottom bowl. Toppings include ground beef, shredded cheese, pinto beans, sliced pickled jalapenos, and crushed tortilla chips. A container of salsa as the dressing on the side.
Chicken Caprese Salad
Mixed greens in the bottom bowl. Toppings include diced rotisserie chicken, fresh basil chopped, fresh mozzarella cheese pearls, and diced tomatoes. A container of balsamic vinaigrette on the side.
Chicken, Apple, and Cranberry Salad
– This is my favorite one!
Mixed greens in the bottom bowl. Toppings include diced rotisserie chicken, green apples chopped, dried cranberries, crumbled feta, or blue cheese roasted pecans. A container of balsamic vinegar or Panera Fuji Apple dressing that you can find at the grocery store.
Asian Chicken Salad
Mixed greens in the bottom bowl. Toppings include diced rotisserie chicken, ramen noodles lightly crushed, sliced almonds, green onion, an orange peeled and sectioned or you can use canned mandarin oranges. A container of Asian sesame dressing on the side.
Greek Chicken Salad
Mixed greens in the bottom bowl. Toppings include diced rotisserie chicken, diced cucumber, grape tomatoes halved, chopped red onion, and crumbled feta cheese. A container of olive oil vinaigrette on the side.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Mixed greens in the bottom bowl. Toppings include diced rotisserie chicken tossed with buffalo wing sauce, crumbled blue cheese, and shredded carrots. A container of ranch dressing on the side.
Chicken and Fruit Salad
Mixed greens in the bottom bowl. Toppings include diced rotisserie chicken, canned mandarin oranges, sliced strawberries, chopped apples, and blueberries. A container of olive oil vinaigrette on the side.
So those are all of my favorite tried and true salads that I pack in these awesome containers. 12 different salads that I make 3 per week leave me a different salad for each time I make them throughout the month so I don’t get tired of them! Great easy make-ahead lunch ideas for busy people!
Do you have any other favorite salads you like to make for lunch? Let us know below in the comments!
See you next time!
