An Easy Recipe for Crafting the Perfect Mason Jar Salad

Name: An Easy Recipe for Crafting the Perfect Mason Jar Salad
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 3 medium bell peppers (multiple colors including red, orange, yellow and/or green), cored, sliced and chopped into bite-sized pieces; 1 medium red onion, sliced and chopped or diced; 1 medium cucumber with skin, seeded,* sliced and chopped into bite-sized cubes; 1 large head broccoli or 3 1/2 cups florets, stems and leaves removed, chopped into bite-sized pieces; 2 medium carrots, grated or shredded**; 1 Granny Smith apple, cored, sliced and chopped into bite-sized cubes; 2 Fuji apples, cored, sliced and chopped into bite-sized cubes; 2 avocados, peeled, pitted and chopped into bite-sized cubes; 1 cup Gorgonzola or blue cheese crumbles (optional)***; 4 large hard-boiled eggs (see recipe, optional); 4 cups ditalini pasta (rotini or fusilli work too), cooked al dente (optional)****; 8 strips of bacon, pan-fried or oven-baked, sliced and chopped into tiny bits (see recipe, optional); 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined (optional)*****; 1/2 teaspoon OLD BAY® seasoning (or your favorite seafood seasoning, optional); 1/2 cup plain full-fat (4-5% fat) Greek-style yogurt; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 3-4 tablespoons French or Dijon style grainy mustard; 4 tablespoons pure, raw and unfiltered honey; 3 tablespoons raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar; 1-2 cloves fresh garlic, minced; Salt; freshly ground pepper

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Ingredients

3 medium bell peppers (multiple colors including red, orange, yellow and/or green), cored, sliced and chopped into bite-sized pieces
1 medium red onion, sliced and chopped or diced
1 medium cucumber with skin, seeded,* sliced and chopped into bite-sized cubes
1 large head broccoli or 3 1/2 cups florets, stems and leaves removed, chopped into bite-sized pieces
2 medium carrots, grated or shredded**
1 Granny Smith apple, cored, sliced and chopped into bite-sized cubes
2 Fuji apples, cored, sliced and chopped into bite-sized cubes
2 avocados, peeled, pitted and chopped into bite-sized cubes
1 cup Gorgonzola or blue cheese crumbles (optional)***
4 large hard-boiled eggs (see recipe, optional)
4 cups ditalini pasta (rotini or fusilli work too), cooked al dente (optional)****
8 strips of bacon, pan-fried or oven-baked, sliced and chopped into tiny bits (see recipe, optional)
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined (optional)*****
1/2 teaspoon OLD BAY® seasoning (or your favorite seafood seasoning, optional)
1/2 cup plain full-fat (4-5% fat) Greek-style yogurt
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3-4 tablespoons French or Dijon style grainy mustard
4 tablespoons pure, raw and unfiltered honey
3 tablespoons raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar
1-2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
Salt
freshly ground pepper