Saturday, March 3, 2012

How much of the ingredients will I need for side salads for 300?

I have to make the salad later this week for our team's spaghetti dinner- yikes! These are just small side salads, nothing fancy, just a scoop or two. I plan to use heads of iceberg lettuce, carrots, cucumbers and tomatoes. All you caterers out there, roughly how much of each ingredient will I need for roughly 1 cup of salad a person, if we're planning for 300? 10 points for the clearest, most accurate answer! Thanks in advance~



PS- I am guessing 30 heads of lettuce, 6 lbs of carrots, 20 cucs, and 35 tomatoes?How much of the ingredients will I need for side salads for 300?
I use:

1 head of iceberg for 10 people.

One shredded carrot per 20.

Two slices of cucumber per- about 10 portions per cuc.

Cherry toms work well, just one per salad.



For 300= 30 iceberg

15 carrots

30 cucumbers

300 cherry tomatoes

I have done this alot. May have a little left over, depends on portion size. Mine were approx. 4 oz. saladsHow much of the ingredients will I need for side salads for 300?
Okay first you need 40-45 heads of lettuce, 15 lbs. carrots, 25 cucs, and at least 60 tomatoes.

Even if you get 25 slices out of each cuc that's only 625 slices, just over 2 per salad, 60 Tomatoes wedged into 6 pieces gives you 360 wedges or 1.2 per salad.

The carrots you can get away with 8-10 pounds if you grate them.

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