Lunching after the Christmas holidays for me requires adding in a couple of tactors to the equation. Namely cheap, healthy and a little more interesting than turkey sandwiches. Nuba, who’s Seymour Street location (down the street from my work) I’ve been meaning to check out for months.
I ordered the Najib’s Special ($8.50) cauliflower tossed with lemon and sea salt and browned in the over, like what’s pictured here, except the meal version also comes with tabbouleh, salad, hummus, organic pita, and a choice of organic brown rice or roasted potatoes. I chose the potatoes (mmmm, potatoes! even after Christmas there’s still no contest there) but the chef accidentally made rice, so I actually got both. Which means that with the Fattoush Salad ($7.50) my friend and I were splitting, we had a huge pile of food on our tiny table.
No matter. The cauliflower, tangy and tart and dipped in organic tahini, melted in my mouth and disappeared effortlessly. Likewise, the chunks of olive-oil drizzled potatoes tasted spectacularly good both on their own and wrapped in a make-shift pita sandwich with some greens and a smear of hummus and tabbouleh. Oh it was so good! All of the flavours balance perfectly and the emphasis on organic ingredients really shines through. By the time I had eaten a couple of bites of palate-cleansing salad (mixed organic greens, roasted pita chips, tomato, cucumber, green onion in a homemade garlic-lemon-herb dressing), I was stuffed to the brim and making contented murmuring noises.
It’s a tiny place and filled up fast but still manages to feel friendly and cozy even with the polished concrete floors and bare walls. And come summertime I’ll be more than happy to pick up a wrap to go and eat in the nearby park.
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Nuba
1206 Seymour Street @ Davie *or*
322 West Hastings Street
Monday - Friday, 11 AM - 8 PM
