Saturday, 7 January 2012

Midnight Espresso

It is always so exciting to find a cafe or restaurant that caters for vegan and vegetarian diets. To find one that suits my whole family’s needs including Gluten free is fantastic!  Over the last few months whenever we go out for lunch or dinner I generally find myself having to order a couple of sides rather than getting a proper meal – until now!
This weekend we took the kids out for lunch, and just happened to pop into Midnight Espresso. I figure nearly every other vegan in Wellington knew about this place apart from me. It was amazing. A full blackboard menu of Vegetarian/Vegan foods, and an incredible selection of counter food. It is a bit hard to see using my phone camera – but Vegan plum and almond cake!

How pretty is this!   
I was so overwhelmed by the options I asked the guy behind the counter to choose for me, and he recommended the Vegan Nachos. Great choice.
I then promptly recreated them at home
Underneath the gluten free nacho chips I put Hummus. Over these I put refried beans, chilli beans and olives. All topped off by lashings of salsa and avocado. The only thing I could not recreate was the vegan mayo. Trying to find some anywhere has proved a mission. If any one in New Zealand knows of a good place to get some please let me know!
Well done Midnight Espresso. You made a family of tricky eaters very happy.
  • Sarah @ The Healthy Diva

    Yum nachos look so tasty! In australia norganic makes a soya mayo called Golden Soya Mayonnaise. You might be able to find it at health food stores in NZ. They sell it at coles over in oz!

  • Ali

    Sarah they were delicious! Thanks for the tip I will check it out.

  • Char @ www.charskitchen.ca

    Oh cool, you live in New Zealand?! I have friends who've traveled there, and I've heard it's beautiful. It's on my bucket list (as are a million other things).

    I see you do have an iPhone! Let me know if you like the app :)

    Those nachos look tasty. I loooove nachos, and guacamole is a must! xo

  • Ali

    Char it is beautiful here, definately come visit!

    I will definately download the App you recommended, thanks for that.

    Nachos are always a winner in my house!

  • vegansparkles.com

    Ohhh, hummus on nachos! What a great idea! I'll give it a try, thanks. :-)

  • Ali

    I know who would have thought! So yummy.