Fancy a salad? Or just a free lunch?

The new Freshly Chopped store on Mespil Road is giving away free salads this morning to celebrate its official opening. Customers can choose from three favourites - Dubliner Caesar, Ham Hock or Garden Tofu - and get one for absolutely nothing between 11am and 1pm today. If you can't get down there before 1, don't panic - all bowls and wraps will be half price from 1pm to 6pm at the Mespil Road location too. Opening at the Maxol Garage, it's the chain's 29th store in Dublin. There'll be nine new salads on the menu there, including Super Food Chicken, Hot Oak Smoked Salmon and Lebanese Falafel. Chopped's owners say they're now poised to launch in London. "As healthy eating continues to dominate the national conversation, more and more people want well-balanced, nutritious meals and we are passionate about providing everyone with the food they want," said co-founder Brian Lee. "When we received the keys for our first store nearly six years ago, we knew it was the beginning of something special, but we still believe this is only the beginning for Freshly Chopped. We have also been blessed with fantastic and loyal customers. 'The beauty of Chopped is our diverse target market. Our customers range in ages from 5 to 95, and they are always telling us what they would like to see from us next. We look forward to providing for their needs long into the future."