I just invented a new salad! Should I call it Coronasalad? What did you have for lunch today?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220127)
Walnut Creek, California
March 17, 2020 12:32pm CST
The shelves in the grocery stores near my house are not empty, but they're pretty close. Folks are generally friendly here right now, and I don't sense panic when I go out. At the store (Safeway) I was able to score some canned beats, hearts of palm, and other random (canned) vegetables, along with a bottle of Scotch (a Horse staple).
Even though I usually make salads for lunch in the Summer, I decided to invent a new salad based on what I had on hand. I combined hearts of palm, kidney beans, beets (non-pickled) with some fresh cucumber that the folks at work had passed on to us when we shut down the school.
The above was smothered in Marie's Blue Cheese Dressing. The result was quite delicious. I could have added tuna, but chose not to.
OK, maybe Coronasalad would not be the best name. Horse Salad might appeal to the French, but not Americans. Any suggestions? Have your eating habits changed due to the recent scare? And of course, what did you have for lunch today?
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
17 Mar 20
Coronasalad is a perfect name.
As vegetarians we are finding that a lot of the stuff we eat is still freely available. Nobody is stockpiling fruit and veg so as long as we're allowed out of the house we'll be fine as we always have rice, lentils and pasta in the cupboards.
Today for lunch we had the food we'd bought for the train journey on our now cancelled trip to London to visit our son. So it was falafel and humous wraps with sweet chilli sauce and some vegetable sushi.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
This reminds me that I miss potato salad. The only vegetable salad that we make at home is the cucumber dipped in vinegar.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
@TheHorse yes, I know satay, the barbecue with the peanut sauce.
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Mar 20
@Alexandoy Yeppers, it is among my favorite appetizers.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
17 Mar 20
I am just about to have lunch (3PM). My daughters came in the morning and I had a sort of brunch at 11 am. I´m going to eat a potato salad with shredded lettuce.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
17 Mar 20
@TheHorse I forgot to tell you that I added a hard boiled egg, tuna (canned in oil) and some homemade mayo.
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Mar 20
@marguicha Oh, that sounds really good!
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@lovebuglena (44717)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Mar 20
How about bean cuke salad?
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Mar 20
@lovebuglena I like the way their texture contrasts with the other ingredients. I may have the same salad for dinner this evening.
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@lovebuglena (44717)
• Staten Island, New York
19 Mar 20
@TheHorse it does but cukes don't make you do that.
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@BarBaraPrz (47634)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Mar 20
I had chicken rice soup and too many crappy chocolates.
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@BarBaraPrz (47634)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 Mar 20
@TheHorse I usually buy dark chocolate but a friend brought me a big box of milk chocolate covered toffees and creams that I would never consider buying for myself, but because they're there, I'm eating them. One just doesn't satisfy, so I have another and another...
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@BarBaraPrz (47634)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 Mar 20
@TheHorse So how come I haven't gotten a buzz?
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@1creekgirl (41692)
• United States
18 Mar 20
What I've changed the most is being more aware of how many paper towels I used to waste. No more. I might need them when the toilet paper runs out.
Your lunch sounds "interesting." I knew that had to be Marie's dressing.
Your lunch sounds "interesting." I knew that had to be Marie's dressing.1 person likes this
@1creekgirl (41692)
• United States
18 Mar 20
@TheHorse I'm going to look for that brand someday, post Corona. I love blu cheese.
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Mar 20
@1creekgirl It's good stuff. Avoid the "lite" version.
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Mar 20
Heh. When I was in the restaurant business (meaning that I worked as a dishwasher at Many Glacier Hotel in Montana for three months when I was 19), we made our own blue cheese dressing. It was fun. Marie's comes the closet of any I've tried to what we used to make from scratch.
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
17 Mar 20
No lunch today, had breakfast and a snack or two
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Mar 20
@Courtlynn Makes me want just one egg on the side!
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
17 Mar 20
@TheHorse 3 hashbrown patties and 2 sausage patties.
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@andriaperry (117138)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Mar 20
Yeah, I would eat that. 
I had crab salad and fresh snow peas.
I had crab salad and fresh snow peas.1 person likes this
@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Mar 20
@andriaperry Oh, absolutely! Just let me know when you use your chain saw. Be still my beating heart!
@andriaperry (117138)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Mar 20
@TheHorse Are we still engaged?
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Mar 20
I have not had anything to eat this afternoon.
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Mar 20
@JohnRoberts Heh. I've already eaten a bit of this and that.
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Mar 20
@pitsipeahie Horse Salad doesn't work either. I'm still thinking.
@FourWalls (68917)
• United States
17 Mar 20
I had lunch at McDonald’s and a Frosty from Wendy’s. Yes, that’s different. I’d normally be eating at Chuy’s.
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Mar 20
@FourWalls Sounds like a good compromise.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
17 Mar 20
Everything was kind of okay until the blue cheese, I never had hearts of palm before but I am sure it isn't that bad, blue cheese is gross haha My lunch was cereal but I woke up late, but normally my lunch is really my breakfast.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
18 Mar 20
@TheHorse I have tried Blue cheese one 3 separate occasions and I just cannot stand it. I am good with ranch, ranch is a happy time.
@LindaOHio (181331)
• United States
17 Mar 20
I had Tuscan Bean Soup for lunch. Our eating habits may have to change because they are out of everything; but for now we are stocked up. My husband is out trying to pick up a few things that we need. Good luck with that because the stores are picked clean. I like Coronasalad the best.
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@freelancermariagrace (28598)
• Philippines
18 Mar 20
Looks good. I had mixed vegetables for today's lunch.
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@freelancermariagrace (28598)
• Philippines
19 Mar 20
@TheHorse I did with pepper and butter, too. I didn't have rice since I am on Keto :)
