I made a greek salad for dinner today:
This was the cost:
2 beef stem tomatoes $3.92
cucumber $0.5
1 onion $0.56
parsley $1.29
greek feta .46 lb $4.22
olives .71lb $2.87
1 small portugese rye bread roll $0.85
total: $14.21
Everything was used up except for parsley and 3 olives, so this is the true actual cost of making a salad at home.
Yesterday we paid less for getting one large dish to go from an ethnic restaurant and splitting it at home (I believe that actually resulted in a right portion size).
So cooking is more expensive (more healthy though).
I got 2 blood oranges for a snack - $1.29 each orange (and they are small!) and a mango at $1.49.
Eating fresh foods is not cheap. And there are no coupons for any of it.
Cost to make salad at home for 2 ppl - $14.21
March 10th, 2009 at 02:43 am
March 10th, 2009 at 04:48 am 1236660486
you've inspired me to make a greek salad today and compare our costs, seeing as we live in different countries. (and also you ingredients listing made me really hungry for a greek salad!) The only thing I can think of at the moment is that I know a cucumber costs about $1.80 here. i will let you know my findings!
March 10th, 2009 at 06:29 am 1236666546
March 10th, 2009 at 02:55 pm 1236696923
I just used what I listed, tomatoes and cucumbers cut in cubes, some olive oil, red wine vinegar and salt and pepper. If the bread is delicious it makes a difference. (I soak up the salad juices with the bread later). and I used spicey olives (stuffed with halapagnos)
March 10th, 2009 at 10:02 pm 1236722570
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