Favorite Gadget- Portable Salad Bar

Now, I know this is really a veggie and dip tray in case you're thinking I'm really dumb. LOL. BUT, I love this gadget for salad bar. Every time I'd make salad to go with dinner and ask my kids what they wanted on it, they hardly wanted anything on their salads. So, one night I decided to let them put their own toppings on and I was SHOCKED! They loaded their salads with all kinds of good veggies including radishes! Even my husband put radishes on his salad which I never would have thought he'd like those. My son started to catch on somehow and stopped putting anything on his salad so we made a rule that you have to pick 2 things to put on. Their choice but they have to pick two things.

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So, for quite some time I just used several little bowls for our salad toppings which meant washing lots of little bowls every night. That's where this little tray comes in. I picked it up for a few dollars at wal-mart and now I'm not washing a bunch of bowls. Better yet, I put the lid on and stick it in the fridge for the next meal with salad. We just pull our "salad bar" out of the fridge and we're ready to go. That way when we are done I don't have to put all the leftovers in little baggies (which takes a lot of time and they get lost in the fridge!). Every few days we use it all up and wash the container and start fresh.

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Here are some things we put in our "salad bar" container from time to time that may give you some ideas if you're thinking about trying this:

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hard boiled eggs

peas

tomatoes

olives

beets

radishes

garbanzo beans

pepperoncinis

carrots

celery

onion

grated zucchini

artichoke hearts

avocado

snap peas

mushrooms

sprouts

sunflower seeds

bell pepper

cucumbers

broccoli

cauliflower

asparagus

sliced almonds

corn