After work on Monday I wanted to rush home, get some food on the table and watch the Canucks game. This meant I would be making something that wasn’t fussy, easy to make, and wouldn’t require a lot of prep. I ended barbequing turkey burgers but I really didn’t have the time to make a side. I could have thrown together a warm potato salad or a tossed salad but like I said, I wanted to be sitting on my bum watching the game so I took the easy way out and bought a couple salads from Safeway.

I don’t normally purchase these types of sides but in those moments when time and attention matters then you may have to turn to these deli made salads. I have in the past bought from Price-mart which were a total waste of money but Safeway’s summer salads seemed fresher, and with a lot more flavour.

 

 

First I grabbed the Greek pasta salad. It was skinny penne pasta with an olive oil vinaigrette, green peppers, tomato, onion and feta. There was a decent amount of feta and the flavours were okay. It probably could have used a little less oil, and maybe some more seasoning but not bad.

 

 

The other salad I purchased was the Potato Caesar Salad with Bacon.  This one had a hint of bacon flavour and I couldn’t see any actual pieces so I assume they were very tiny. The Caesar flavour was also subtle but the salad itself was nice and creamy.

 

 

I think both of these salads were better than most of the grocers deli out there but of course still will never beat home made. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy these again in a rush. The main disappointment was that they’re a little on the small side, which is why I ended up buying 2 and 2 was just enough for 3 adults.