If you’ve never tried meal-prepping, this hearty salad “formula” might inspire you to start.

Her salad-making tutorials have received overwhelmingly positive feedback.

This make-ahead, fridge-friendly salad formula is loaded with plant-based protein (yes, beans!)

TikTok screengrab of Violet Witchel in a kitchen eating Buffalo Chicken Dense Bean Salad

and a mix of nutritious, hearty ingredients like fresh vegetables and meats.

Take her Buffalo Chicken DBS, for example.

Social media comment by someone saying "babe, wake up, dense bean salad lady posted"

Next: Make this simple apple cider vinaigrette!

And just like that, it’s time to assemble!

It’s best served (in my opinion) with sauerkraut and chopped pear.

Amanda Rollins holds a fork over a container of dense bean salad, captioned, "Dense bean salad has changed my life #densebeansalad."

Violet often eats her DBSs in a tortilla wrap, so that’s worth a try, too!

Finally, I have a use for myextensivepeanut butter and jam jar collection!

Close-up shot of a hand mixing dense bean salad with grilled corn and cilantro chicken in a bowl, as shown in a TikTok video by user Violet Witchel

Violet Witchel smiles while holding a container of meal-prepped food and spoon

Violet's DBS Formula infographic

TikTok screengrab of violet witchel's buffalo chicken DBS video

Infographic listing ingredients for buffalo chicken DBS

Person in a green top and black apron pours dressing into a bowl of chopped vegetables and roasted potatoes

Meg's Fall-Feelies DBS guide: Vinegar-Based Dressing, Cheese, 2 Kinds of Beans, Herbs, Soft Veg, Crunchy Veg, Pickled Bit

chickpeas soaking and getting bigger overnight in side by side photos container of water in a fridge with the caption "they grow up so fast"

A bowl of diced butternut squash next to a bowl of butternut squash seeds on a wooden cutting board

Person cutting corn off the cob on a wooden cutting board in a kitchen, with a grater and a cloth nearby

Person pouring dressing over a large bowl containing vegetables, roasted potatoes, and herbs in a kitchen. Only the hands and torso are visible

Person holding a bowl with chopped cabbage, grated cheese, roasted potatoes, corn, parsley, and chickpeas in a kitchen

A person holds a bowl of chickpeas, diced pears, squash, pickled red onion, and corn with a spoon on a wooden surface

Person wearing a dark apron and green shirt preparing a salad with chickpeas and vegetables, holding a spoon above glass jars on a countertop

Violet Witchel looks happy while holding a spoon