Spending 12 days in Mexico was AMAZING but I seriously missed some of my favorite Trim Healthy Mama (THM) foods. Especially this amazing taco jar salad. I have a very hard time trying different jar salads because I could eat this one EVERY day!
Poppy Seed Dressing-The Secret Ingredient
This poppy seed dressing is definitely the secret ingredient in this mouthwatering salad. My cousin made me my first salad with her mother-in-law’s dressing on it and I have never turned back!
I usually make this dressing in large portions so I can have it in my fridge all the time. I use my Tupperware Quick Shake container to store it so I can shake it up and just pour it out when I want to use it. This is also a great coleslaw dressing and goes amazing on so many salads!
Now for the full recipe!
Taco Jar Salad
1/4 cup poppy seed dressing
Large spoonful of salsa
1/4-1/2 cup taco seasoned ground beef (I do my ground beef in the crock pot just like I do my chicken. No liquid. Just put the beef in and let it go! Next, I drain it and add my taco seasoning. You can do whatever seasoning is your favorite. I usually make my own.)
1/4 cup shredded cheese (I often leave this out because I try to eat little dairy)
Stuff full of shredded lettuce (or whatever your favorite lettuce is)
I cannot promote this salad anymore other than telling you it is AMAZING! I could eat it EVERY SINGLE DAY! Sometimes I get sick of having it for lunch and have it for a snack instead! Hah! You will not be disappointed!
Printable Recipe
Taco Jar Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 Recipe Poppy Seed Dressing (1 cup mayo, 1/4 cup olive oil or MCT oil, 1/4 cup almond milk, 2 T Super sweet, 1 1/2 t apple cider vinegar, 1 T poppy seeds)
- 1/4 cup dressing
- 1 T Salsa (I don't really measure just one decent size scoop)
- 1/4-1/2 cup Taco seasoned cooked ground beef
- 1/4 cup Shredded Cheese Optional
- Stuff full of lettuce
Instructions
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After you prep your dressing and brown your ground beef. You can begin layering these into your jar in order.
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ENJOY!
Thanks you so much for the Poppy Seed Dressing recipe, Jill! It’s become one of my favorites!
You are very welcome! It’s so so soooo good and so easy to make you will LOVE it!
We certainly enjoyed this salad, but next time I will not add the glucci. It made it too thick IMHO, and I needed to dilute with more almond milk.
I don’t actually use the gluccie either. I like it creamy but to get that I sometimes add more mayo. Hope you can try it again and enjoy it!
What kind of mayo do you use? Is this an “S” dressing?
This Salad and dressing are THM S. I just use the Aldi brand mayo but most mayo is fine for THM. Hope you make it and enjoy it! It’s a favorite at our house!
This looks so good! I never thought of taco salad in a jar. Can’t wait to try it!
I’m so sorry I missed your comment! This is my favorite jar salad as you can see from the jar salad round up. I don’t know why poppy seed dressing is so good on it but I promise you will not be disappointed!
Is the jars quart size?
Yes quart jars!