Five-Star Food Recipes From Anantara's Master Chefs

Staying nourished with a balanced diet full of whole grains and fresh produce is a great way to maintain your health and wellness. With that in mind, Anantara has reached out to our fabulous chefs located around the world from the shores of Phuket to the banks of Victoria Falls and on far-flung islands in the Maldives to prepare a selection of delicious, light and tasty meals to keep your taste buds tingling and to give you a taste of Anantara Spice Spoons, our signature cooking experience where guests are guided by an experienced Anantara chef to a nearby market to sample the freshest local produce and learn to cook the cuisine of the destination.

Chef Pong Prepares a Quintessential Pad Thai Goong at Anantara Layan Phuket Resort

Ingredients:

• 6 tbsp vegetable oil
• 4 tbsp sliced red onion
• 2 eggs
• 8 prawns
• 150 g rice noodles
• 1⁄2 c prawn stock
• 2 tbsp chopped dried shrimp
• 3 tbsp chopped sweet turnip
• 3 tbsp ground peanut
• 2 c bean sprouts
• 8 garlic chive stalks
• 2 scoops pad thai sauce (recipe below)

Pad Thai Sauce

• 2 tbsp tamarind juice
• 3 tbsp palm sugar
• 1 tbsp white sugar
• 3 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1⁄2 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp lime juice

Instructions:

1. Prepare the pad thai sauce by adding all ingredients into a pan and bring to boil until the sauce is thick.
2. Heat a wok to medium-high temperature.
3. Add vegetable oil to the wok.
4. Add red onions, dried shrimp, and sweet turnips into the wok; stir for 30 seconds.
5. Add the eggs and scramble all the ingredients together in the wok, stirring continuously to ensure that they don’t stick.
6. Add prawns and continue to stir for 30 seconds.
7. Add the noodles followed by the prawn stock and allow the noodles to soften.
8. Add the pad thai sauce to the noodles, continuing to stir and mix well.
9. Add bean sprouts, garlic chives, and ground-roasted peanuts. Stir and toss for 30 seconds.
10. Serve on a plate and garnish with coriander leaves, lime juice, and chilli powder for an extra kick.
11. Add a banana blossom, chilli powder, and roasted peanuts to the side for traditional flavouring if desired.

Chef Naomi Whips Up a Zingy Quinoa Salad at Niyama Private Islands Maldives

Ingredients:

• 1 tomato, chopped
• Toasted walnut
• Radish, sliced
• Avocado
• Kale
• Cilantro
• Beans
• Mixed bell peppers
• Some micro herbs
• Cucumber and the main ingredient is quinoa, we have three kinds of quinoa pre-cooked
• Pomegranate
• Some olive oil, pepper, salt, and vinegar to taste
• Lemon and a squeeze of lemon

Instructions:

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
2. Add lemon, olive oil, salt, pepper, and vinegar as desired.

Chef Darwin Makes a Healthy Lentil Salad at The Royal Livingstone Victoria Falls Zambia Hotel by Anantara

Ingredients:

• 4 c water
• Salt
• 1 1⁄4 c dry lentils
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small green chilli pepper, seeded and chopped
• 10 lemon, juiced
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 small carrot, shredded
• 1⁄2 c oil-cured black olives
• 1⁄4 c fresh cilantro, chopped
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1⁄4 c extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 hard-cooked eggs, cut in half lengthwise

Instructions:

1. Bring the water and salt to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Pour the lentils into the water while stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the lentils are tender but still hold their shape, for about 30 minutes. Drain well.
2. Transfer the lentils to a mixing bowl and stir in the garlic and chilli pepper. Add the juice of the lemon, plus 1 teaspoon of the zest. Mix in the shredded carrot, olives, and cilantro.
3. Season with salt and black pepper, and drizzle with olive oil; mix well. Refrigerate for at least an hour to allow the flavors to blend.
4. Before serving, mix the salad again and add more lemon juice or olive oil if needed. Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with sliced eggs.