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M&S House Shaker Salad

M&S House Shaker Salad

By Bill on November 22, 2010

Pasta, cucumber, peas and beans with a creamy oregano and garlic dressing. The pasta in this salad looks like tortellini but it’s actually hollow. It’s good and chewy, but I haven’t figured out the obsession here with egg pasta. Regular pasta would be just as nice in this salad and would help reduce the fat […]

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M&S Super Wholefood Salad

M&S Super Wholefood Salad

By Bill on October 12, 2010

“Super wholefood salad with a mint vinaigrette” This isn’t my favorite salad in the M&S Super Wholefood line. It has loads of healthy stuff–edamame, chickpeas, pumpkin seeds, lentils–but it’s just not as flavorful as their other salads. As advertised, it’s very minty, but that’s all I wrote while taking my tasting notes. It would make […]

Posted in Review | Tagged chickpeas, couscous, edamame, lentils, m&s, onion, peas, peppers, pumpkin seeds, salad, sunflower seeds, vegetarian | Leave a response

M&S Super Wholefood Salad with Blueberries & Mango

M&S Super Wholefood Salad with Blueberries & Mango

By Bill on October 4, 2010

“Quinoa, red rice and sprouted peas and beans with a lemon and basil oil dressing, blueberries and mango.” What a great salad. It’s full of healthy ingredients–quinoa, sprouted beans, blueberries, mango–but it doesn’t taste too healthy. The dressing is lemony from lemon juice and zest and basily from the ubiquitous basil-infused sunflower oil. The quinoa […]

Posted in Review | Tagged barley, blueberries, chickpeas, cucumber, favorite, m&s, mango, pumpkin seeds, quinoa, raisins, rice, salad, vegetarian | 1 Response

M&S Carrot Salad

M&S Carrot Salad

By Bill on September 27, 2010

“Carrot Salad with a coriander vinaigrette” The description of this salad mentions coriander but it’s the mint (infused in sunflower oil, as M&S is wont to do) that plays a prominent role. The cinnamon in the vinaigrette is also very strong and the honey makes it quite sweet. The bulgar wheat is chewy and wheat-y. […]

Posted in Review | Tagged bulgar wheat, carrot, chickpeas, cranberries, honey, m&s, onion, vegetarian | 1 Response

Levi Roots Caribbean Curried Noodles

Levi Roots Caribbean Curried Noodles

By Bill on September 13, 2010

“Spicy coconut curry sauce served with cooked noodles and blanched vegetables.” Loads of veg in this meal: carrot, peppers, peas, green beans, cabbage. The sauce tastes a bit like a peanut sauce but best I can tell it has no peanuts (but may have traces as all meals seem to have these days). It does […]

Posted in Review | Tagged bean sprouts, cabbage, carrot, coconut, curry, green beans, levi roots, noodles, onion, peas, pepper, vegetarian | Leave a response

M&S Super Wholefood Salad with a Lemon & Herb Dressing

M&S Super Wholefood Salad with a Lemon & Herb Dressing

By Bill on September 8, 2010

This is a beautiful salad. Red peppers, orange squash, green Tenderstem broccoli and asparagus, magenta pomegranate seeds on a beige canvas of couscous. The peppers and squash have real grill marks on them, not the painted-on kind. My wife loves this salad because the orange and green components aren’t the usual carrots and green beans […]

Posted in Review | Tagged asparagus, broccoli, couscous, favorite, m&s, peppers, pomegranate, pumpkin seeds, salad, squash, vegetarian | Leave a response

M&S Edamame Soya Bean Salad

M&S Edamame Soya Bean Salad

By Bill on August 31, 2010

“Edamame soya bean salad with a chili & coriander dressing” This is a great salad. The veggies (sugar-snap peas, broad beans, green beans and, of course, edamame) are crisp, flavorful and sweet. The dressing is gingery and spicy and not too oily. I’ve nothing bad to say about this salad except that it’s hard to […]

Posted in Review | Tagged arugula, beans, cilantro, edamame, favorite, ginger, m&s, peas, vegetarian | Leave a response

Tesco Finest Puy Lentil & Vine-Ripened Tomato Soup

Tesco Finest Puy Lentil & Vine-Ripened Tomato Soup

By Bill on August 16, 2010

“A soup made with tomatoes, vegetables and lentils.” This is a very tasty soup. It’s packed with vegetables and has a touch of heat from a bit of chile. It’s also not too sweet which can be a problem with these vegetable soups. Nutritionally it’s great too: it’s low in sodium, very low in saturates […]

Posted in Review | Tagged carrot, lentils, potato, tesco, vegetarian | 1 Response

M&S Couscous & Roasted Vegetables

M&S Couscous & Roasted Vegetables

By Bill on August 9, 2010

“Couscous & roasted vegetables with a lemon dressing.” This is definitely better than Tesco’s attempt at couscous. The vegetables are eggplant, zucchini, red pepper and onion, and though they don’t actually taste roasted they are cooked well. The one problem with it is that it’s just too darn sweet. It doesn’t taste so much lemony […]

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M&S Super Wholefood Shaker Salad

M&S Super Wholefood Shaker Salad

By Bill on August 4, 2010

“Lentils, quinoa, edamame soya beans and roasted butternut squash with a lemon and herb dressing.” This salad tastes more “healthy” to me than delicious. It certainly has a lot of healthy stuff in it. I’m a bit surprised by the amount of fat, though. It all comes from the dressing, which contains “basil-infused sunflower oil.” […]

Posted in Review | Tagged edamame, lentils, m&s, quinoa, salad, squash, vegetarian | 2 Responses

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