Kim DeStratisSalad Rip Off
November 19th 2008 20:27
I love working in center city Philadelphia. I enjoy walking around on my lunch break and having the option to run certain errands. There are also a multitude of food options when I don't pack my lunch, but rent in Philly is expensive which means so is the food. Not that there aren't cheap lunch options to be found, but they're usually not the healthiest or the kind you want your diet to subsist of. One of my personal favorite places to go is Cosi which is less then a block away from my office and one of the more unreasonable places to pay for lunch. They have great salads and the flat bread for a side or as bread for sandwiches is baked on the premises and really tasty, but it's just not in my budget to pay $12 for lunch every day. But there's this one salad I have discovered which is so good I actually have cravings for it, and even when I know I shouldn't be spending that much on lunch I tend to go there anyway.
Last week I had a craving for Cosi's signature salad and I held myself off till Friday which I decided was special occasion enough to justify spending a ridiculous amount of money on lettuce. I ran a quick errand then stopped by Cosi on my way back, opened the door, saw the line, and walked right back out and across the street for a sandwich instead. Apparently I'm not the only one who was craving a salad on Friday and the craving wasn't as uncomfortable as the thought of standing in line for half my lunch hour just to get the salad.
I was halfway through my rather bland alternate lunch when it occurred to me that I shouldn't have to pay that much for their salad when I could make it at home. I know, it was a startling revelation, but it made me excited, plus we were having friends over for dinner over the weekend so I could even share! Without further ado, this is my version of Cosi's signature salad.
Add the following to one head of romaine lettuce torn and toss in a bowl:
Handful of dried cranberries
2 med size pairs cut into bite sized pieces
1 pkg feta cheese
Handful of shelled pistacioes
Grapes, halved
Balsamic Vinagrette
Trust me, it's really good!
Last week I had a craving for Cosi's signature salad and I held myself off till Friday which I decided was special occasion enough to justify spending a ridiculous amount of money on lettuce. I ran a quick errand then stopped by Cosi on my way back, opened the door, saw the line, and walked right back out and across the street for a sandwich instead. Apparently I'm not the only one who was craving a salad on Friday and the craving wasn't as uncomfortable as the thought of standing in line for half my lunch hour just to get the salad.
I was halfway through my rather bland alternate lunch when it occurred to me that I shouldn't have to pay that much for their salad when I could make it at home. I know, it was a startling revelation, but it made me excited, plus we were having friends over for dinner over the weekend so I could even share! Without further ado, this is my version of Cosi's signature salad.
Add the following to one head of romaine lettuce torn and toss in a bowl:
Handful of dried cranberries
2 med size pairs cut into bite sized pieces
1 pkg feta cheese
Handful of shelled pistacioes
Grapes, halved
Balsamic Vinagrette
Trust me, it's really good!
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