No, for all you Del Boy fans, it's not a type-o although the title should have a 'vs.' in-between. Here we have two contrasting meals invented and prepared by my good self, one made from the finest ingredients found in my parents fridge/cupboard (lovely), and the second, ingredients
scraped together from my own food reserves (jubby). Now, I'm not saying that I buy jubby food products (and for those of you who don't know what jubby means...it means gross) but I am referring to the leftovers of ingredients used for different meals, combining them in an alternative or perhaps sometimes questionable way as to not waste anything. This doesn't refer to taste by the way, just either appearance or the idea of certain concoctions. I am pretty sure this has a lot to do with not quite breaking free of the student lifestyle but sometimes it's a stomach pleaser and a great alternative to a trip to the shops, especially on those hungover days...I told you, student lifestyle. Anyhow, whilst I'm sure everyone who bothers to actually read this will appreciate the monotony, blabbering and procrastinating that I tend to do, here are the two meals in question...
Firstly, for the 'lovely', here we have a 'Make-it-up-as-you-go-along Salad Nicoise'. Typically including; tuna, a hard boiled egg, potato, tomato, french beans, onion, olives, basil, cucumber, anchovies and lettuce with a garlicky, french dressing.
In my recipe we have: lettuce, spinach, red onion, red pepper, tuna, pine nuts, a poached egg and coriander. I also added a little bit of mayo and lemon juice to the tuna (from a can, not a steak!) and drizzled some honey & mustard dressing and a splash of balsamic vinegar over the top. If you don't have a mountain of these ingredients and need to bulk it out a bit to fill yourself up, it is worth adding some noodles. Cook them and leave them to cool as to not freak out the tuna-mayo combo though.
Sooooo, that just leaves the less 'lovely' looking 'Omelette meets Macaroni Cheese meets Dahl soup'. There is no original recipe for this because quite frankly, no-one in their right mind would think to put these atrocities of conflicting flavours together...almost no-one anyway. In my defence, I only had two eggs, half a pot of soup and smidgen of my housemates leftover mac & cheese to work with and I was quite hungry. PLUS, all three taste good individually, they are just on the same plate, no harm done. Except to your eyes maybe. Sorry. In case you were wondering, the omelette consisted of mushroom, coriander and a lot of milk (to make it puffy and light), I added some thickening granules to the soup to make it more like a curry consistency and the macaroni was from a packet. It was filling, unusual and cost approximately £1. Not bad if you don't care what you're eating looks like eh?
