Nando's fans, you are not ready for this news: the restaurant just announced two new additions to the menu - a new starter and a main, both suitable for vegetarians!
If you need a new excuse to put a Nando's date in the diary (as if), this is it.
Tomorrow, (Tuesday, February 27, 2018), the new options will pop up on the Nando's menu: the Veggie Cataplana, and Halloumi Sticks.
HOW EXCITING.
What's more? We went down to Nando's to have an ~exclusive~ taste of the menu to offer you our honest review.
So Nando's describes the new fire starter, Halloumi Sticks and Dip, as "five chunky sticks of halloumi, grilled until golden brown, and served with a pot of Nando's sticky, sweet chilli jam for dipping; addiction levels will be high."
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And boy-oh-boy are they DELICIOUS. Cosmopolitan's Lauren Smith says, "I was obsessed with the Halloumi Sticks the minute I put them in my mouth. The cheese tasted even nicer than Nando's usual Halloumi, and the sweet chilli dip served alongside also balanced out the saltiness perfectly with the sweet.
(Our halloumi dippers)
"I would even ditch the hummous for this as a starter, which, seeing as I inhale this nearly every time I enter a Nando's, is saying something. "
Yeah, you definitely need to try them.
As for the Veggie Cataplana? Nando's says it's a "fresh take on a the many different stew style dishes found around Portugal and South Africa. The dish consists of chargrilled veg, chickpeas and beans, in a fiery rich tomato and coconut sauce. Served on spicy rice and sprinkled with toasted coconut shavings."
Cosmopolitan's Dusty Baxter-Wright tried out the dish, and says "it tastes exactly how Nando's describe - but BETTER. It's a comforting, spicy and delicious veggie stew with a creamy coconut kick and the Spicy Rice you know and love. It's massive flavour without feeling unhealthy, and should definitely appeal to carnivores as much as meat eaters. We'd eat it again immediately."
(Our veggie cataplana)
Anyone else planning their lunches for the week already?
Head down to your nearest Nando's to try the new menu items from Tuesday, February 27.
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