Description

Make your lunches simple, delicious and a few at a time to save time later. They are healthy and full of protein and other delicious ingredients. Use wide mouth jars to make eating easier.

Ingredients

• assorted beans, canned, dried, fresh or frozen, your favorites (black eyed peas, pinto, chick peas, navy beans, etc.)
• choice of bell pepper, finely chopped
• red onion, finely chopped
• English cucumber, chopped (it comes wrapped in plastic) finely diced. Don't peel!
• shredded cheese
• several sprigs of fresh thyme
• Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing:
• juice and zest of 1 lemon
• salt and pepper, to taste
• olive oil

Steps

1. Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing:
2. Zest lemon; squeeze juice from the lemon; put the lemon juice and zest in a small food processor. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil through a small hole in the top. The dressing will emulsify. Stop the machine; taste periodically to get it the way you like it. Add salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste. This could also be done with a whisk, if desired.
3. Place a layer of red onion in the bottom of the jar; add the dressing on top using a funnel so that it doesn't splatter.