An Almost Free Lunch

by Virginia on August 29, 2011

in Edible Gardening,Sustainable Living,The Whole Food Kitchen

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They say there is no such thing as a free lunch, but this one comes very close.

I was walking around my garden on Saturday and noticed that two cos lettuces had popped up. Caesar salad immediately came to mind, and seeing as a I hadn’t had a REALLY GOOD Caesar salad in quite a while, I whipped one up for lunch.

I had cos lettuce & lemons from the garden (free), eggs from our girls (free) and I had bacon & parmesan in the fridge (which I had to pay for!). I also had the crusty ends of bread in the freezer to make the croutons with. 

Home made Caesar Salad

The Caesar salad was so fresh & so delicious! It went down a treat with the family. I have a little bit of Caesar dressing left over – perhaps it will be the cook’s treat for lunch today…..I can’t wait!

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