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Low FODMAP Mason Jar Salads

Low FODMAP Mason Jar Salads

Low FODMAP Mason Jar Salads are easy - and fun! - to make and can be tailored to your liking.

Course: Dinner, lunch, Salad
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Makes: 2 servings
Calories: 300 kcal
Author: Dédé Wilson

Ingredients:

Dressing (consider 2 tablespoons to start):

Protein:

  • Cooked chicken, shredded or chopped, poached or roasted, such as from our Low FODMAP Recipe for Orange Rosemary Roast Chicken Turkey, shredded or chopped
  • Ham or roast beef, diced or julienned
  • Canned and drained salmon or tuna, or leftover cooked fish, flaked
  • Cooked shrimp, diced
  • Crumbled crisp cooked pork or turkey bacon, choose gluten free if on a gluten free diet
  • Hardboiled egg, diced or sliced
  • Firm or extra firm tofu, cubed, raw or cooked
  • Tempeh, crumbled or cubed, raw or cooked (avoid those with high FODMAP ingredients)
  • Canned drained and rinsed butterbeans, up to 1/4 cup (35 g) or chickpeas up to 1/4 cup (42 g)
  • Canned drained and rinsed lentils, up to 1/2 cup (46 g)
  • Freshly cooked red or green lentils, up to 1/4 cup (23 g)

Cooked Grain:

  • Gluten free pasta, although we think pasta only works if the salad is not refrigerated; most pasta hardens and becomes unpalatable when refrigerated. Try it and make the decision for yourself
  • Rice, brown, white or basmati
  • Millet
  • Quinoa, black, red or white

Cheese & Dairy:

  • Blue cheese, crumbled
  • Feta or goat cheese, crumbled diced or shredded
  • Brie or Camembert, cubed
  • Mozzarella, small balls or shredded or finely diced
  • Cheddar, Havarti, Gruyere, Monterey or Pepper Jack, or Swiss cheese, shredded or finely diced
  • Parmesan, shaved or grated
  • Lactose-free yogurt
  • Lactose-free sour cream

Veggies, Hard & Soft:

  • Alfalfa or mung bean sprouts
  • Avocado, diced or sliced, up to 60 g per serving per Monash; unlimited per FODMAP Friendly
  • Beets, raw or cooked, up to 1 tablespoon shredded or 2 slices
  • Bell peppers, slivered or chopped
  • Bok choy, raw or cooked, chopped or sliced
  • Broccoli florets, blanched or raw
  • Carrot, raw or cooked, shredded, julienned or finely chopped
  • Celery, up to 2-inches (5 cm) of stalk, chopped
  • Celery root, blanched, shredded or diced
  • Corn kernels, fresh of the cob, up 38 g
  • Cucumber, sliced or chopped, preferably English hothouse style
  • Fennel, raw or cooked, finely sliced or chopped
  • Green beans, blanched or raw, whole or chopped
  • Potatoes, white, red or yellow, cooked, chopped or sliced
  • Radishes, sliced or chopped
  • Scallions, green parts only
  • Tomatoes, chopped or sliced or whole or halved cherry or grape tomatoes
  • Water chestnuts, sliced or chopped
  • Zucchini, blanched or raw, sliced or cubed

Greens:

  • Romaine, Boston, butter, red leaf, green leaf, radicchio or Iceberg lettuce, shredded, torn or chopped
  • Green or red cabbage, shredded or chopped
  • Kale, raw or cooked, chopped or shredded
  • Chicory, endive, or watercress chopped or torn
  • Spring lettuce mix and/or baby spinach or arugula

Fruit:

  • Note: You can use the full amount listed below or use a half portion to allow for a half portion dried fruit or skip the fresh and only use dried fruit or visa versa. Remember to stick with one fruit serving per meal. For example you could use 5 raspberries and 1/2 tablespoon of raisins.
  • Strawberries, up to 10 (140 g), chopped or sliced
  • Blueberries, up to 20 (28 g)
  • Raspberries, up to 10 (45 g)
  • Orange segments, whole, chopped or sliced
  • Cantaloupe or honeydew melon, up to 1/2cup (90 g), balled, sliced or chopped
  • Grapes, halved or whole
  • Papaya or pineapple, diced or sliced
  • Pomegranate seeds, up to 1/4 cup (44 g)

Nuts & Seeds:

  • Note: stick with a small handful of these; about 2 tablespoons unless otherwise noted
  • Pumpkin seeds, raw or toasted
  • Sunflower seeds, raw or toasted (2 teaspoons limit)
  • Almonds or hazelnuts raw or toasted, whole, chopped, sliced or slivered (up to 10 nuts)
  • Pecans or walnuts, raw or toasted, whole or chopped
  • Peanuts or pine nuts, raw or roasted
  • Brazil nuts or macadamia nuts, raw or toasted, chopped
  • Chia seeds or ground flax seeds, a tablespoon or so is perfect

Dried Fruit:

  • Dried cranberries or raisins, up to 1 tablespoon per serving
  • Dried banana chips, up to 10 chips

Extras:

  • Olives
  • Capers
  • Chives, chopped
  • Shredded or flaked coconut, preferably unsweetened, up to 1/4 cup (22 g)
  • Fresh herbs: consider dill, tarragon, parsley, cilantro and basil

Preparation:

  1. Start with a wide mouth mason jar; we like the 1-quart (960 ml) size.
  2. Have all ingredients ready to assemble.
  3. There are certain rules for the order of layers that will help keep the ingredients as fresh tasting as possible. Principally you always want the dressing to go in first on the bottom. (Try 2 to 3 tablespoons). We recommend sturdier items to go in next, which can vary from chopped tomatoes or cucumbers, cooked diced potatoes, corn or grains. Whatever you would like to marinate a little bit in the dressing is what you will add at this time and can vary depending on your mood and ingredients.
  4. Next layer can be grains if not added already and then softer, more tender or smaller vegetables or fruit, such as shredded carrot, raspberries, avocado or sliced radishes.
  5. Then come your proteins and cheeses, if using, in either order
  6. Leave a good amount of space for a generous portion of greens (and maybe some sprouts!) near the top and add them at this time.
  7. Finish with any garnishes such as a sprinkling of nuts or seeds, dried fruit, olives or a shower of fresh herbs.
  8. Seal with cover and refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 2 days. To eat, empty into a bowl, toss ingredients and dressing together.

Notes:

Tips 

  • We have found mason jars to be least expensive at big box stores and also check farmer's supply stores. They are available online, too. If you have them at hand, you will use them for so many things - even as vases.
Nutrition Facts
Low FODMAP Mason Jar Salads
Amount Per Serving
Calories 300
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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