A soup that uses minimal ingredients, is very delicious and just 19p a portion
Split Pea Soup – a 3 ingredient soup recipe
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Cheese and Onion Sandwich Filling – how to copy a deli filling, much cheaper!
Do you love those little deli pots of cheese and onion sandwich filling sold in the supermarkets? If you do, then this post is for you – you can make an even more delicious sandwich filling at half the price!
Crunchy Broccoli Salad
This is a delicious salad that takes just a few minutes to make. It is creamy from the dressing and has a wonderful balance of flavours, with little pops of sweetness from the currants and savouriness from the sunflower seeds. It doesn’t taste particularly vegetabley strangely, probably because of the dressing, so might be liked by those not especially fond of veg.
Three Bean Salad
Three Bean Salad – an absolute classic dish. It’s super easy to make, is absolutely delicious, can be used as a main or a side and is very adaptable.
Chicken and Sweetcorn Sandwich – how to copy a deli filling for a third of the cost
Just mix three ingredients together to make a delicious copy of a chicken and sweetcorn deli filling from a supermarket – and for a third of the price!
Smoked Mackerel Sandwich, with Egg
This simply gorgeous sandwich is made with a smoked mackerel fillet, a boiled egg and a slick of mayonnaise. It’s SO good and costs just 53p!
Hidden Veggies Pasta Sauce
Most people, including veggie-phobes of all ages, seem to like tomato pasta. If you cook and whizz in a mix of other vegetables, it’s a good way to get more of a variety into people.
Egg Mayonnaise Sandwich
A boiled egg, chopped, with a generous spoon of mayonnaise, classic deli filling, found in all the supermarkets. Absolutely delicious, and very quick to make yourself at home, with just 2 ingredients!
Tuna and Sweetcorn Sandwich
If you buy those little pots of deli filling from a supermarket, you might be surprised to know that you can make it in moments for half the price!
Christmas Coronation Sandwich
A sandwich of spiced lentils, moistened with mayonnaise and a hint of sweetness from a jar of mincemeat, together with the fresh crunch of raw vegetables all encased in soft fresh bread. Absolutely delicious!
Frozen Pea Soup
A lovely quick and simple soup using frozen garden peas and not a lot else. Use a plant milk to make it vegan
Kounoupithi Yiahni or Tomato Stewed Cauliflower. A traditional Greek food
Kounoupithi Yiahni or Tomato Stewed Cauliflower is a traditional Greek food. When I tried a recipe supplied by a reader, I was blown away by how delicious it was. Simple food with fantastic flavour