I reckon this is a very cheap eat. A bag of frozen prawns will last for ages and cost relatively little. The most expensive item is the cheese, while the rest is just a bit of salad and tomatoes.
I love salads but I often find that the price of ingredients is very hipped…. 1 euro for 1 red pepper is ludicrous! I try to shop around and to make the most of what’s in season but Why oh Why can Holland produce so much veg and Ireland can’t? But that is another discussion….
(loving the blog, great tips and info)
I’m with you on the quality of the salads you get in coffee shops and restaurants. My own bugbear is the poor tomato, that is served all year round as a matter of course. It’s so far from ripe, it’s usually green around the edges. And why is the dressing always simply squirted on the leaves?
Wednesday 4 March, 2009 at 11:38 am
Certainly delicious, hardly a “cheap eat” though….
Wednesday 4 March, 2009 at 11:41 am
I reckon this is a very cheap eat. A bag of frozen prawns will last for ages and cost relatively little. The most expensive item is the cheese, while the rest is just a bit of salad and tomatoes.
Wednesday 4 March, 2009 at 11:43 am
What Peter said…and feta cheese is very cheap if you buy it in a halal shop rather than a supermarket (and much nicer as well)
Wednesday 4 March, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Oooo I love eggs in salad – I couldn’t live with Nicoise!
Though I’m with you on everything else…!!
Wednesday 4 March, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I meant “without nicoise” of course!! :-/
Wednesday 4 March, 2009 at 6:32 pm
I love salads but I often find that the price of ingredients is very hipped…. 1 euro for 1 red pepper is ludicrous! I try to shop around and to make the most of what’s in season but Why oh Why can Holland produce so much veg and Ireland can’t? But that is another discussion….
(loving the blog, great tips and info)
Thursday 5 March, 2009 at 10:01 am
I’m with you on the quality of the salads you get in coffee shops and restaurants. My own bugbear is the poor tomato, that is served all year round as a matter of course. It’s so far from ripe, it’s usually green around the edges. And why is the dressing always simply squirted on the leaves?