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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a simple meal of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the components or type of a meal that is uncomplicated or easy to prepare.
Example: "For dinner, I prepared a simple meal of pasta and salad."
Alternatives: "an easy dish of" or "a basic meal of".
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We ate a simple meal of chicken and rice, and talked about everything: Cuba, America, Britain.
As our drivers prepare a simple meal of curry and rice, a bottle of duty-free booze is discreetly passed around.
A simple meal of rice, vegetables and miso soup, it was provided by volunteers from a camping enthusiasts' organisation – not the Japanese government.
They ate a simple meal of rice and lentils, then spent the night on a bamboo floor above a chicken pen.
Last night, Fayth Preis and her husband, Ronald, prepared a simple meal of franks, beans and soup on a grill atop their wood stove and invited neighbors for a candlelight dinner.
We enjoyed a simple meal of spinach soup, lamb with mashed potato and salad, and a baked banana stuck with chocolate (there was no menu choice, but the service was friendly).
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In this world of megacommerce and globally interconnected alliances, enjoying a simple meal on the streets of a foreign city has it own particular joys and benefits, too — an endless opportunity to ingest the tastes and smells of a city from its most genuine and colorful inhabitants.
As Ms. Begum mixed sugar in rice batter, a simple meal to fill the stomachs of all her children, she said, "I would rather live in this country with dignity than go back to my own," she said.
Sure, it all makes for pretty filmmaking, but isn't not having to risk your life for a simple meal one of the benefits of civilization?
With a simple meal, though, of salt-and-pepper sausages with sautéed onions and peppers and a big green salad, the wine came to life.
When I remarked that they'd served us an extraordinary wine for such a simple meal, one of our hosts told us that, with the power off in the house for a month and the temperature outside in the nineties every day, their whole collection of wines had overheated.
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