I let Phillip come grocery shopping with me on the weekend – well it wasn’t really a case of me letting him come, more he was in the car with me on the way home from his brother’s house and it was late on a Sunday afternoon so I wanted to do it before I got home, put my track pants on and couldn’t be bothered getting off the couch.
Allowing Phillip to come shopping with me means that I can not enjoy my shopping experience as; he questions my purchases, steers the trolley haphazardly and picks up more than we need or want to eat for the week. Although he did get caught up playing ‘you’re it’ with some kids in the fruit and veggie sector – this did not keep his attention span long enough and he put way too many apples and pears into the trolley. He also picked up hard pears – I like soft pears and so needed to come up with a way that we could use the pears that didn’t involve eating them whole and breaking my teeth (ok … they weren’t that bad).
I thought that I would make something special for lunch because – a) I already have the dinners planned for the week and b) I just paid an exorbitant amount of money for my weekly parking in the city, so I am reluctant to buy lunch.
Shredded Apple and Pear Salad
1 large apple (grated)
1 large pear (grated)
1 small red onion
2 spring onions
1 bag of watercress
100 grams toasted walnuts or pecans
100 grams Mersey Valley (Original) cheese
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp seeded mustard
salt and pepper
Place the apple, pear, diced red onion, diced spring onions and watercress into a plastic container. Drizzle with lemon juice and toss (this will keep the apple and pear from browning). Take the nuts, cheese and remaining dressing ingredients in separate containers so that they don’t go soggy.
Combine ingredients at work, just prior to eating. You could also add some leftover shredded roast chicken from the night before if you felt so inclined.
Allowing Phillip to come shopping with me means that I can not enjoy my shopping experience as; he questions my purchases, steers the trolley haphazardly and picks up more than we need or want to eat for the week. Although he did get caught up playing ‘you’re it’ with some kids in the fruit and veggie sector – this did not keep his attention span long enough and he put way too many apples and pears into the trolley. He also picked up hard pears – I like soft pears and so needed to come up with a way that we could use the pears that didn’t involve eating them whole and breaking my teeth (ok … they weren’t that bad).
I thought that I would make something special for lunch because – a) I already have the dinners planned for the week and b) I just paid an exorbitant amount of money for my weekly parking in the city, so I am reluctant to buy lunch.
Shredded Apple and Pear Salad
1 large apple (grated)
1 large pear (grated)
1 small red onion
2 spring onions
1 bag of watercress
100 grams toasted walnuts or pecans
100 grams Mersey Valley (Original) cheese
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp seeded mustard
salt and pepper
Place the apple, pear, diced red onion, diced spring onions and watercress into a plastic container. Drizzle with lemon juice and toss (this will keep the apple and pear from browning). Take the nuts, cheese and remaining dressing ingredients in separate containers so that they don’t go soggy.
Combine ingredients at work, just prior to eating. You could also add some leftover shredded roast chicken from the night before if you felt so inclined.
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