Grains: 60-100g per person per meal
Couscous/bulgur: 2.5kg will do 30-40 people per meal
Pasta: 125g per person per meal
Dried beans: 80-100g per person per meal
Veg in a main meal: 250g per person per meal (so, if it’s mainly potatoes and
carrots – say 150g potatoes plus 100g carrots per person)
Tomato puree: 7 × 200g double concentrate tubes for a sauce for 40– or,
1 large size catering tin (usually 900g). A bit less if you’re
using chopped tomatoes too.
Lettuce: 1 iceberg for 10 portions of green salad, a bit less for other lettuces
Cabbage: 50g per person per portion of cabbage salad or cabbage side dish
Cucumber: 1 cucumber will make a salad for 6-8 people
Vegan sausages: 1.25kg sosmix will make @ 50 sausages (not huge ones)
Dressing: 500 mls vinaigrette dressing for a salad for @ 50 people (more if a potato/
bean salad)