Bite Me!

Being in a massive hurry the other lunchtime, I nipped into a new sandwich shop called Leon which has just opened on Regent Street to get some lunch. Slightly alarmed by being the sole customer (well, it was about 3pm) and the way all six of the staff were all looking at me (albeit in a smiley, friendly way) I grabbed the nearest salad that came to hand and scarpered. What a stroke of luck – it turned out to be a Leon Superfoods Salad, containing broccoli, alfalfa, peas, feta, quinoa, cucumber and seeds, with a minty dressing. It was quite simply the best salad I have ever eaten – I was going to say, from a sandwich shop, but it occurs to me that it was probably one of the nicest salads I have ever eaten full stop. The avocado was perfectly ripe and not at all brown, the feta creamy, the broccoli of a perfect firmness. I’ll definitely be going back to try out some of their other lunches – the sweet potato falafel sound right up my street!

Leon Superfoods Salad, £3.95. For a list of all Leon restaurants (photo is of Leon Spitalfields), see www.leonrestaurants.co.uk