Saturday, 7 February 2015

Being vegan is expensive #1

1. Starter
Carrot cream soup

  • 4 potatoes (1 kg costs 0,99 €)
  • 3 carrots (1 kg costs 0,89€)
  • 1 onion (1 kg costs 0,69€)
  • 2 cups of baby spinach leaves (organic 200gr at 2,80€)
  • salt
  • Water
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil (0,75 lt at 3,99€)

Total ingredients cost: 2,15 €



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2. Main Course

Lentil Bolognese

  • 2 carrots (1 kg costs 0,89€)
  • 125gr dry red lentils (500gr costs 1,19€)
  • 1 onion (1 kg costs 0,69€)
  • 1 Vegetable Stock (Knorr 8x at 1,99€)
  • 1 can of plum tomatoes (Lidl at 0,39€)
  • Fine salt
  • pepper
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil (0,75 lt at 3,99€)
  • 450 gr pasta Penne (Tesco at 0,49€)
  • water

Total ingredients cost: 1,90 euros

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3. Dessert

Chocolate brownie

  • 2 cups of flour (2kg at 1,29€)
  • 2 cups of brown sugar (500gr at 1,49€)
  • 1 cup of sunflower oil (1lt at 1,59€)
  • 3/4 of cocoa powder (250gr at 3,39€)
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • water
  • 1-2 teaspoons of vanilla extract (25ml at 3,19€)

Total ingredients cost: 3,40 euros

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Complete 3 course dinner for 4 people

=Estimate Total Dinner cost 7,45 euros=