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It annoys me when eating out that restaurants and cafes feel obliged to stick a lump of lettuce at the side of anything on order - sandwiches, roasts, macaroni cheese etc. It seems to be used as a plate filler everywhere now. If I wanted a salad I'd ask for one.
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Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
I'm no great salad lover. I don't mind a bit of salad as a garnish to make a proper meal look nice but I really don't enjoy it that much.

Today, after watching Scary Mary make one of her 'Super summer salads' I thought I would have ago at it and who knows? maybe even start to eat more healthily. It wasn't anything difficult; Cooked asparagus and broad beans (cooled) and served on Little gem lettuce (plus I added some pea shoots.), sliced fresh figs and goats cheese drizzled with a honey & Mustard dressing.

It was actually very nice and we both enjoyed it but that was an hour ago, now I'm feeling hungrier than I did before I ate it. I would kill for an Indian or a deep pan pizza & chips.
I watched that too LD....but who has time to skin a broad bean? I don't like figs so not for me....glad you like it though.
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27-06-2021, 09:00 AM
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Re: Salads

Originally Posted by eccles ->
It annoys me when eating out that restaurants and cafes feel obliged to stick a lump of lettuce at the side of anything on order - sandwiches, roasts, macaroni cheese etc. It seems to be used as a plate filler everywhere now. If I wanted a salad I'd ask for one.
This reminded me of the ready made salad bowls I used to get. What a waste of money! Top layer looked nice and varied, yet underneath was practically stalk city! Great lumps of inedible ends just to make it look full. Rather make my own.
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27-06-2021, 09:55 AM
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Re: Salads

Originally Posted by eccles ->
It annoys me when eating out that restaurants and cafes feel obliged to stick a lump of lettuce at the side of anything on order - sandwiches, roasts, macaroni cheese etc. It seems to be used as a plate filler everywhere now. If I wanted a salad I'd ask for one.
I loathe that too - especially when they dump cold salad on hot food!
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27-06-2021, 11:24 AM
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Re: Salads

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This reminded me of the ready made salad bowls I used to get. What a waste of money! Top layer looked nice and varied, yet underneath was practically stalk city! Great lumps of inedible ends just to make it look full. Rather make my own.
Oh yes that is so annoying! Like rabbit food.
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27-06-2021, 09:44 PM
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Re: Salads

Originally Posted by eccles ->
It annoys me when eating out that restaurants and cafes feel obliged to stick a lump of lettuce at the side of anything on order - sandwiches, roasts, macaroni cheese etc. It seems to be used as a plate filler everywhere now. If I wanted a salad I'd ask for one.
Too right eccles.
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27-06-2021, 09:46 PM
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I watched that too LD....but who has time to skin a broad bean? I don't like figs so not for me....glad you like it though.
Luckily, Sainsbury's were out of fresh broad beans so I bought tinned. Much easier.
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That's how I learned to make Salads interesting, at one time it was just a boring plate of a lettuce leaf, sliced tomato, slices of cucumber, some spring onion with a slice of meat, so boring.

Since I embarked on my healthy eating plan I make my salads very interesting, I chop my salads now and throw all sorts of beans, nuts and seeds in and I drizzle with oil, dash of mint sauce, garlic, herbs and spices. These days I eat tons of salad and it looks so pleasing on my plate, my husband regularly asks if we are having salad and my dad loves them too.

Healthy, appetizing, filling and enjoyable, has to be a winner every time. Glad you discovered the joys of salad, you will be experimenting all the time now I bet like I do xx
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When we have hot days..
Salads are great
With new potatoes and salad cream!


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I like salad, as Lion Queen has said I chop my lettuce now add watercress tomatoes, cucumber, onion spring or red, balsamic dressing, then add capers, sweet peppers, green olives all from jars so they last a few salads. Then add either boiled egg, ham, tinned salmon (whatever is to hand) in the way of a Sunday roast joint. I add rice and cold new potato as well in fact making myself hungry now.
 
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