Taste the Rainbow

Whole Foods sells salad shakers in their deli section.  My favorite layers quinoa, their three bean edamame salad, some extra veggies, and a light, sassy vinaigrette.  I love them because they contain all the stuff to make a nice, satisfying meal, all wrapped up in a 16 oz. cup.

Then there's a flat lid and a dome lid. Inside the dome is a little container of dressing. You separate the flat lid and dome lid to remove the dressing, pour the dressing on the salad, replace it with the dome lid and shake...

shake...

shake!

Even though summer is over, it doesn't mean you can't have a festive, colorful meal.  I decided to make a lunch shaker and as an extra bonus, one for dessert as well.  You'll definitely get in your "5 a day!"

About 1 1/2 cup each of:

Shredded purple cabbage

Shelled edamame

Canned corn

Carrots, cut into small slices

Tomatoes, cut into quarters then slices

Divide all ingredients among 4 cups

For the dressing, add the following to a blender:

Zest and juice of 1 lemon

Zest and juice of 1 1/2 orange

12 mint leaves

While blending, pour 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil into blender. The dressing makes 4 servings.

To continue to theme, I made a dessert cup as well with:

1 container blueberries

4 Kiwi

1 pineapple, cored, sliced and diced

1/4 canteloupe, sliced into small pieces

1 container raspberries

1/2 cup dandies marshmallows

Organic Ah!laska chocolate syrup

This one does not do well shaken. I did and it became a big gloppy mess, albeit a yummy gloppy mess. You would do better to use the sauce on the side and just dip the fruit.

When I say the possibilities are endless, I truly mean it this time. From different veggies to different dressings, you can create a new salad practically every day!

Note: I bought the "accessories" at Smart & Final: cups, flat lids and dome lids.  The sauce cup and lid I took from the cafeteria at work, but they sell them at S&F too.  With regards to the dome lids, I could only find ones with a hole in the top (for those people that want to add whipped topping to their frappuccino).  If you can find ones without the holes, great!  If not, then you can put a saran wrap on the inside before you close the lid and shake the salad.