New Brunswick Cheap Dinners: Salad Mix at $1.71

Key Facts

• Salad Mix costs $23.95 total for 14 servings in New Brunswick. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Salad Mix costs $1.71 per serving at Co-op Beaubear. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Romaine Lettuce 1 Bunch is $4.99 at Co-op Beaubear. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Green Onions are $7.99 at Costco. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Radishes are $2.99 at Independent. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Red Cabbage is $4.99 at Iga. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Savoy Lettuce is $2.99 at Iga. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)

Introduction

Salad Mix is the cheapest recipe in this New Brunswick budget dinner guide, costing $23.95 for 14 servings, or $1.71 per serving. That makes it a practical option if you want cheap dinner recipes under $2 per serving using fresh produce available across New Brunswick banners such as Co-op Beaubear, Costco, Independent, and Iga. All prices cited in this article are sourced from eezly's live pricing database. eezly uses AI to compare prices across every major Canadian grocery banner and generate optimized meal plans.

For New Brunswick households, the useful lesson is not only that this salad recipe is inexpensive, but that the lowest-cost basket is split across more than one store. Romaine is priced at $4.99 at Co-op Beaubear, green onions are $7.99 at Costco, radishes are $2.99 at Independent, and both red cabbage and savoy lettuce are priced at Iga, at $4.99 and $2.99 respectively. If you are building budget meals in New Brunswick, you get the clearest picture by looking at the full ingredient basket rather than assuming one banner is always cheapest.

Recipe 1: New Brunswick Salad Mix — $1.71 per serving

New Brunswick Salad Mix costs $23.95 total for 14 servings, or $1.71 per serving, using the lowest available ingredient prices in eezly’s June 2026 tracking. This is the strongest recipe in the current data set for shoppers searching for cheapest recipes, budget meals New Brunswick, or cheap dinner recipes under $2. The recipe is also flexible because it is vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and free of beef, pork, lamb, fish, shellfish, and other red meat.

This recipe works well as a light dinner on its own, but you can also use it as a base for a larger household meal. Because the ingredient list is built around romaine lettuce, savoy lettuce, radishes, red cabbage, and green onions, your cost is driven mostly by fresh produce rather than packaged or processed items. That matters if you are trying to keep your grocery basket simple while still stretching one recipe across multiple servings.

For a family meal plan, the 14-serving yield is the key number. At $23.95 total, you can prepare a large batch for several dinners, lunches, or side portions. If you are cooking for two people, the recipe can cover multiple meals. If you are cooking for a larger household, it can serve as a low-cost side dish alongside pantry staples you already have at home.

Ingredients with Prices

The core ingredient basket for New Brunswick Salad Mix totals $23.95. The most expensive item in the basket is green onions at $7.99 at Costco, while the lowest-priced items are radishes at $2.99 at Independent and savoy lettuce at $2.99 at Iga. Romaine lettuce and red cabbage each cost $4.99, but they are cheapest at different stores in the tracked data.

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of June 2026

You should read this table as a practical shopping list rather than a single-store recommendation. Co-op Beaubear has the romaine price used in the recipe total, Costco has the green onion price, Independent has the radish price, and Iga has two of the five produce items. If you already shop at one of these banners, the table helps you decide which items are worth comparing before you check out.

The green onions are the costliest component at $7.99, so they deserve the most attention if you are adapting the recipe. You may decide to use a smaller portion of the green onions in the first meal and reserve the rest for soups, stir-fries, omelettes, or grain bowls later in the week. That does not change the recipe costing above, but it does help you get more value from the item that takes the largest share of the basket.

Where to Buy Cheapest

For this recipe basket, Co-op Beaubear is the named store tied to the full recipe price of $23.95 and the per-serving price of $1.71. However, the individual lowest prices are spread across several New Brunswick grocery options: Co-op Beaubear for romaine, Costco for green onions, Independent for radishes, and Iga for red cabbage and savoy lettuce. eezly’s real-time price tracking shows that no single ingredient list should be assumed cheapest at one banner without checking the item-level prices.

If you want the closest match to the $1.71-per-serving costing, you would buy the listed ingredients at the stores shown in the table. That approach is most useful when the stores are already part of your normal errands, because driving between stores only makes financial sense when the extra trip does not erase your grocery savings. If you are choosing one store for convenience, the table still gives you a benchmark for deciding whether a shelf price is reasonable.

A good New Brunswick shopping strategy is to treat lettuce, cabbage, radishes, and onions as separate price categories. Romaine at $4.99 and savoy lettuce at $2.99 are both greens, but they are priced at different stores. Red cabbage at $4.99 can add volume and colour while holding up longer in the refrigerator than delicate greens. Radishes at $2.99 are one of the lowest-cost ingredients in the basket, which makes them useful if you want crunch without pushing the serving cost much higher.

Recipe 2: Romaine, Radish and Savoy Salad — $1.10 per serving

A simplified Romaine, Radish and Savoy Salad costs $10.97 total for 10 servings, or about $1.10 per serving, using romaine lettuce at $4.99 from Co-op Beaubear, radishes at $2.99 from Independent, and savoy lettuce at $2.99 from Iga. This recipe uses only the lower-priced produce items from the tracked basket and is a practical alternative when you want cheap dinner recipes under $2 in New Brunswick. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This variation is useful when you want a lighter salad and do not need the sharper flavour of green onions or the denser texture of red cabbage. Your total is lower because you are using three ingredients instead of five. The trade-off is that the dish has less colour, less crunch, and less storage resilience than the full Salad Mix recipe.

The cost per serving is calculated from the exact ingredient prices provided: $4.99 for romaine, $2.99 for radishes, and $2.99 for savoy lettuce. The ingredient total is $10.97. Dividing $10.97 by 10 servings gives $1.097, which rounds to $1.10 per serving. This makes it the lowest per-serving variation in this guide, though it is a simplified recipe rather than the full 14-serving Salad Mix.

Ingredients with Prices

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of June 2026

This ingredient list keeps your basket focused on the lowest individual prices in the data. Radishes and savoy lettuce both come in at $2.99, making them the most affordable items in the tracked produce list. Romaine at $4.99 is more expensive, but it gives the salad structure and makes the dish feel more like a complete dinner salad.

You can prepare this recipe by washing and chopping the romaine, slicing the radishes thinly, and tearing the savoy lettuce into bite-sized pieces. If you already have oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, salt, or pepper at home, you can dress the salad without adding new grocery costs to the priced basket. The stated cost reflects only the ingredients supplied in the June 2026 New Brunswick price data.

Where to Buy Cheapest

Co-op Beaubear offers Romaine Lettuce 1 Bunch at $4.99, while Iga offers Savoy Lettuce at $2.99 — a lower price for the secondary green but a different item, not a direct same-product comparison. Independent offers radishes at $2.99, which matches savoy lettuce as one of the two lowest-priced ingredients in the available data. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

Your best approach is to treat this recipe as a flexible basket. If you are near Co-op Beaubear, the romaine is the anchor purchase. If you are already shopping at Iga, the savoy lettuce is a low-cost addition. If Independent is convenient, radishes are an efficient way to add crunch for $2.99.

This recipe is especially helpful when you are trying to reduce waste. Romaine and savoy lettuce can be used together in the first meal, while radishes can be sliced into salads throughout the week. Because the basket total is only $10.97, you are not committing to a large produce spend if you want a lighter dinner option.

Recipe 3: Cabbage, Romaine and Green Onion Chopped Salad — $1.80 per serving

Cabbage, Romaine and Green Onion Chopped Salad costs $17.97 total for 10 servings, or about $1.80 per serving, using red cabbage at $4.99 from Iga, romaine lettuce at $4.99 from Co-op Beaubear, and green onions at $7.99 from Costco. This recipe stays below $2 per serving while using the most flavour-forward ingredients in the New Brunswick data set. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This version is built for texture and stronger flavour. Red cabbage adds crunch and density, romaine gives the salad a familiar base, and green onions provide a sharper finish. The green onions raise the total cost, but they also make the salad taste more complete without requiring additional priced ingredients.

The cost calculation is straightforward. Red cabbage at $4.99 plus romaine at $4.99 plus green onions at $7.99 equals $17.97. Dividing $17.97 by 10 servings gives $1.797, which rounds to $1.80 per serving. For New Brunswick households looking for budget meals with a little more bite, this recipe remains within a low per-serving range.

Ingredients with Prices

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of June 2026

Green onions are the most expensive ingredient in this recipe at $7.99, so you should use them deliberately. A small amount can season a large bowl of chopped salad, and the rest can be held for other meals. Red cabbage is particularly useful for budget cooking because it is sturdy and can be shredded finely to stretch a salad across more servings.

Romaine and red cabbage are both priced at $4.99, but they serve different purposes. Romaine gives volume and familiarity, while cabbage makes the salad more filling and resistant to wilting. If you prepare the cabbage separately and mix it with romaine just before serving, you can preserve texture over several meals.

Where to Buy Cheapest

Iga offers Red Cabbage at $4.99, while Co-op Beaubear offers Romaine Lettuce 1 Bunch at $4.99 — the two items are equal in price but come from different stores in the tracked New Brunswick data. Costco offers Green Onions at $7.99, making it the highest-priced ingredient in this recipe. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

If you are planning a multi-meal prep, this is the strongest of the three recipes for storage. Red cabbage generally holds its texture better than tender greens, and green onions can be added just before serving. You should keep the chopped romaine separate until mealtime if you want the salad to stay crisp.

This recipe also illustrates why cheapest recipes are not always the smallest baskets. The $17.97 total is higher than the simplified romaine-radish-savoy salad, but the flavour and texture profile is broader. If you want a dinner salad that feels more substantial while still staying under $2 per serving, this is the better option.

Price Comparison Table

The lowest per-serving recipe in this New Brunswick comparison is Romaine, Radish and Savoy Salad at about $1.10 per serving, while the full Salad Mix costs $1.71 per serving and the chopped cabbage-romaine-green onion version costs about $1.80 per serving. Each option uses only prices from eezly’s June 2026 New Brunswick tracking. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of June 2026

The table shows that your cheapest dinner depends on how you define value. If you want the lowest per-serving cost, the simplified romaine, radish, and savoy salad wins at $1.10 per serving. If you want the official full recipe from the available New Brunswick meal data, Salad Mix costs $1.71 per serving and provides 14 servings. If you want stronger flavour and more crunch, the cabbage-romaine-green onion salad costs $1.80 per serving.

For shoppers comparing budget meals in New Brunswick, this is a useful way to think about fresh produce. A full five-ingredient recipe may be more versatile, but a three-ingredient version can be cheaper and easier to execute. You can use the table to decide whether your priority is total basket cost, cost per serving, or ingredient variety.

Basket Index: New Brunswick Salad Ingredients by Store

The New Brunswick salad basket ranges from $2.99 to $7.99 per ingredient in the June 2026 data, with radishes at Independent and savoy lettuce at Iga tied for the lowest individual price. Romaine and red cabbage are each $4.99, while green onions at Costco are $7.99. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of June 2026

This basket index helps you see where the cost pressure sits. The $7.99 green onions are the only item above $5 in the available ingredient list, so they have the largest impact on your final recipe cost. The two $2.99 items, radishes and savoy lettuce, are the most useful ingredients when your goal is to add volume or texture without raising your total too much.

You should also notice that Iga appears twice in the lowest-price ingredient list, with red cabbage at $4.99 and savoy lettuce at $2.99. Co-op Beaubear is important because it anchors the official Salad Mix recipe and provides romaine at $4.99. Independent is the lowest tracked source for radishes at $2.99, and Costco is the listed source for green onions at $7.99.

Top Ingredient Deals for These Recipes

The best value ingredients in this New Brunswick recipe set are radishes at $2.99 at Independent and savoy lettuce at $2.99 at Iga, because they are the lowest-priced items in the available basket. Red cabbage and romaine both cost $4.99, while green onions cost $7.99 at Costco. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of June 2026

Because the provided data includes current prices but not regular shelf prices, the table does not calculate savings percentages. That is important for accuracy: a savings percentage requires both a current price and a regular price. What the table can show confidently is which ingredients are the lowest-cost building blocks for the three recipes in this article.

If your goal is to make the cheapest recipe, start with the $2.99 ingredients. Radishes add crunch, and savoy lettuce adds leafy volume. If you want a more robust dinner salad, add romaine at $4.99 or red cabbage at $4.99. If you want stronger flavour, green onions at $7.99 are the premium item in this basket.

How to Shop These Budget Meals in New Brunswick

The most cost-effective way to shop these recipes is to compare ingredient-level prices rather than relying on one store for the entire basket. In the June 2026 data, Co-op Beaubear, Costco, Independent, and Iga each hold at least one cheapest ingredient position. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

For your weekly plan, start by deciding which of the three recipe styles fits your household. If you want the lowest per-serving cost, choose the Romaine, Radish and Savoy Salad at about $1.10 per serving. If you want the official full Salad Mix recipe, plan around the $23.95 basket and $1.71 per serving. If you want a more textured chopped salad, choose the cabbage-romaine-green onion version at about $1.80 per serving.

You should also consider how many servings you actually need. A 14-serving salad mix is economical, but only if your household will use the produce before it loses quality. If you are cooking for one or two people, the three-ingredient recipes may be easier to manage. If you are feeding a family or preparing lunches in advance, the full Salad Mix provides more total servings.

For more price-aware grocery planning, you can compare current deals at https://eezly.com/deals, explore recipe ideas at https://eezly.com/recipes, and build broader weekly plans at https://eezly.com/meal-plans. If you want to keep tracking grocery pricing trends and store comparisons, the eezly blog at https://eezly.com/blog is also a useful reference point.

FAQ

Q: What is the cheapest dinner recipe in New Brunswick in this guide?
A: The cheapest per-serving recipe in this guide is the Romaine, Radish and Savoy Salad at about $1.10 per serving. It uses Romaine Lettuce 1 Bunch at $4.99 from Co-op Beaubear, radishes at $2.99 from Independent, and savoy lettuce at $2.99 from Iga, for a total ingredient cost of $10.97.

Q: What is the cheapest official recipe from the provided New Brunswick data?
A: The official recipe in the New Brunswick data is Salad Mix, which costs $23.95 total for 14 servings, or $1.71 per serving. The recipe is tied to Co-op Beaubear and includes romaine lettuce, green onions, radishes, red cabbage, and savoy lettuce.

Q: What is the cheapest grocery store in New Brunswick for these salad ingredients?
A: No single store has every cheapest ingredient in the provided data. Co-op Beaubear has romaine lettuce at $4.99, Costco has green onions at $7.99, Independent has radishes at $2.99, and Iga has red cabbage at $4.99 and savoy lettuce at $2.99. For this basket, you get the best price picture by comparing items across stores.

Q: Are there cheap dinner recipes under $2 per serving in New Brunswick?
A: Yes. All three recipes in this article come in under $2 per serving based on the available June 2026 prices. Romaine, Radish and Savoy Salad costs about $1.10 per serving, Salad Mix costs $1.71 per serving, and Cabbage, Romaine and Green Onion Chopped Salad costs about $1.80 per serving.

Q: Which ingredient is the best value in these New Brunswick recipes?
A: Radishes at $2.99 from Independent and savoy lettuce at $2.99 from Iga are the lowest-priced ingredients in the basket. They are useful if you want to add crunch or volume to a salad without increasing your total cost as much as higher-priced ingredients such as green onions at $7.99 from Costco.

Q: How can AI help save on groceries in New Brunswick?
A: AI can help you compare ingredient prices across stores before you shop, which is useful when a recipe basket is split across multiple banners. In this article, eezly’s AI-powered grocery price comparison shows romaine at Co-op Beaubear, green onions at Costco, radishes at Independent, and two ingredients at Iga, helping you identify the lowest tracked price for each item.

Q: Is Salad Mix a good budget meal for vegetarians or vegans in New Brunswick?
A: Yes. The Salad Mix recipe is tagged vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and free of beef, pork, lamb, fish, shellfish, and red meat. At $23.95 for 14 servings, or $1.71 per serving, it is a low-cost plant-based dinner option using New Brunswick grocery prices from June 2026.