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Michelin Star Lunches for Around a Euro!

In the Irish Indo…

Tired of soggy but expensive supermarket sandwiches? Four Irish Michelin-starred chefs tell Kevin Flanagan how to spice up his lunchbox at a fraction of the cost. Additional reporting by Ben Murnane.

We’re all being told to tighten our belts — perhaps that means we should be watching what we eat as well as counting the pennies. Even with shops offering value deals on sandwiches and soups it’s never as cheap or as satisfying as making your own.

I spoke to four Michelin-starred Irish chefs and asked them to come up with some simple, healthy, delicious and affordable recipes — for salads, pasta, sandwiches and soups that you can carry in your Tupperware lunchbox to work, college or even school. You can eat a homemade Michelin-starred lunch for around a euro — and that has to beat the local deli or supermarket any day.

Read the full article and get the recipes here.

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