Scrumptious Superfoods!
There
are many definitions to the word ‘Superfood’
and they are basically referring to food considered to be beneficial for health
and well-being. Healthy food often mislead people into thinking that these food
are bland. Superfood usually consist of fresh ingredients, more vegetables,
fruits and beans, accompanied by protein. These are usually also prepared with
minimal cooking and heat to retain its nutritional value. If prepared well,
superfoods won’t be bland.
A
recent visit to La Juiceria Superfoods
at Verve Shops in Mont Kiara has also reiterated what I mentioned. Known for
their cold-pressed juices, La Juiceria
Superfoods is their latest café from the group offering healthy superfood
dishes at affordable price. There is also its sister café called Goodness
Greens in TTDI that serves similar healthy dishes.
La Juiceria Superfoods is spacious and bright. We were there
one fine day for lunch and the ambiance was cozy and eclectic. There’s the main
air conditioned dining area as well as a large alfresco area. One orders at the
bar at the end of the room and your food will be sent to your table.
The
food menu offers all day breakfast, soups, soba, wraps & pastas to superbowls,
supersnacks and signature salads. The drink menu is just as long as the food
menu, offering cold-pressed juices, smoothies, smoothie bowls, coffee, tea and
raw desserts.
Our
smoothies of Acai Berry (RM10.99)
and Cream & Cookies (RM10.99)
were thick, luscious and deliciously satisfying.
At
La Juiceria Superfoods, every order
of coffee comes with Chlorophyll water for detox, including this Americano (RM9).
Lunch
started with a decent Truffle Mushroom
(RM10.90) soup. Chockful of earthy mushroom flavours, the soup was creamy and
velvety. Laced with a wonderful aroma of truffle oil, we polished this off
happily.
La Juiceria Superfoods has a tempting all-day breakfast
section, so much so we had to order one to try. Truffle Omelette (RM18.99) looks absolutely drool worthy with the
sunshine yellow of fluffy omelette stuffed with sautéed veggies and mushrooms.
It also comes with a side salad. Such a happy looking and delicious platter and
certainly a great one to start the day with…
Nasi Lemak Wrap (RM21.90), power packed with flavours
and a healthier version of our favorite national dish. Tender grilled chicken, kampung
boiled egg, quinoa, lettuce, cucumber, tomato all wrapped in flour tortilla and
served with side of sambal and crispy anchovies with peanuts summed up the
wrap. It’s yummy and easy to enjoy but the best part of this is that it doesn’t
leave you with a heavy note after savoring it.
Soba,
made from buckwheat, is a healthier noodle option than the regular noodles. La
Juiceria offers a few dishes served with soba and one of them is a scrumptious Teriyaki Chicken Soba (RM18.90). A
yummy combo of charcoal soba noodles topped with teriyaki chicken thigh, soft
boiled kampung egg, crisp greens and shoyu sesame dressing proves that healthy
food can be very tasty when done right. The soft boiled egg makes the noodles
extra silky smooth.
We
moved on Superbowls of salads and first one up, the Protein Power Bowl (RM18.90). Protein packed with brown rice,
chickpeas, pumpkin, almond, mushroom, tofu and more, this one is served with a
creamy and lightly nutty dhal curry sauce on the side. When mixed together, it’s
surprisingly delicious. Love the light spices and heat of curry as it makes
everything more appetizing too.
The
Tofu Garden Salad (RM17.90) was
decent too. Tofu itself is pretty bland but when paired up with turmeric roasted
cauliflower, roasted sweet potato, steamed broccoli, red cabbage, fried tempeh
and maple balsamic vinaigrette, this bowl of salad isn’t as bland as it sounds.
I was particularly happy with the fried tempeh as it gives the salad a nice
nutty flavour.
If
you’re pickier like me, I highly recommend the Build-Your Own Gourmet Salad (starts from RM16.90 onwards).
I
went for the Grand with 1 Base + 5
Mains + 2 Supplementary + 1 Dressing + 1 Protein (RM24.90 – Grand + RM9 -
Salmon). Mine had Norwegian Salmon Fillet with mixed salad leaves, beetroot, grilled
mushrooms, roasted pumpkin, sweet corn, almond flakes, smashed avocado and
Green Goddess dressing. Generous large piece of salmon nicely grilled and the
Green Goddess dressing is sublime!
There’s
even dessert to end your meal. La
Juiceria offers handcrafted raw desserts by The Honest Treat. Select from lots of various flavours from Banoffee, Raspberry Chocolate, Minty
Chocolate, Orange Chocolate to Raspberry Dream, Berry Banana and Tropical Surprise. These are pretty
decadent and tasted fudgey, fruity and chocolaty. You might as well order their
cold-pressed juices to go with these for a sweet and guilt-free ending!
LA
JUICERIA SUPERFOODS
G-2, Level G, VERVE®
Shops,
No. 8, Jalan Kiara 5,
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-6280 6381
Website: www.lajuiceria.com.my
Business Hours:
Daily 8am to 10pm
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