Diary: Day 2 Settling In kanuhura.com.mv

Now that we are settled and ready for a fabulous break from the hustle and bustle of London we decided to go get something to eat poolside. Boy are we tired and famished, but oh the sun. Via my Twitter following I was Twitted to the fact that New York City received a foot of snow and they closed schools for the day. OH how I hate to be me right now.

Miki Nishida the Sales Executive for Kanuhura organized our trip suggested the pool side restaurant Olive Tree for lunch which serves Mediterranean food à la carte. We meet for drinks to discuss what activities she had planned for us while we yearned to relax for a week. The purpose of the trip relax, release and get a tan.

The Pool side Resto Olive Tree

We were in a seafood Paradise the choices were amazing. All the fresh seafood you could desire. Fresh salads and tropical drinks. Take a look at the menu below, so much to choose from!

watermelon juice cocktail

Here is a taste of what’s on the Menu. It is suitable for Vegetarians, and Muslims Halal meat is also available, but who wants meat when you have so much fresh fish!

Entrées
Vegetable sticks and olive oil croutons
Yellow lentil soup with chilli oil, lemon and fried pita bread

Marinated feta, onions, baby tomatoes

Fritto misto of prawn and white snapper fillet

Mezze plate for two
Hummus, baba ganoujh, falafel, tabbouleh
Flatbread, roasted beets, tahina and cucumber

Sandwiches & Burgers

Falafel wrap
Pickled vegetables, minted yoghurt and tahini

Panino of mozzarella and roast vegetables
Black olive tapenade and basil

Dijon mayonnaise
Agnolotti of pumpkin and ricotta n
Toasted hazelnuts and nut brown sage butter

Tuna linguine tossed with lemon,

Baby capers, chilli, basil, rocket and extra virgin olive oil

Squid ink fettuccine
Prawns, garlic, roasted peppers and grilled eggplant
Kanuhura penne carbonara
Pancetta and smoked bacon with egg, Parmesan, pecorino and cream

Brick Oven Pizza’s

Margherita
Tomato, mozzarella fiore di latte and Sicilian oregano

White pizza
Basil pesto, buffalo mozzarella, ricotta, goat cheese, sun dried tomatoes and
Vine ripe tomatoes

Kanuhura
Marinated local tuna, red onion, green capsicum and chilli
Spicy tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella

Gamberi
Sicilian tomato sauce, rosemary, olives
Marinated garlic and basil prawns with slices of mozzarella fiore di latte
Make you own Brick Oven Pizza’s

Grills
Tuna steak
Salmon steak
Prawn brochette
All served with ratatouille

Grilled lobster with sautéed asparagus, haricot verts
Preserved lemon and garlic butter

Desserts

Lemongrass and pineapple cheesecake

Nougat parfait, raspberry crush and puff “allumettes”

Chocolate mascarpone
Turkish delight, pistachios and Persian fairy floss

Fresh Tropical fruit platter

Trio of assorted ice creams and sorbets

I decided to start with a watermelon juice yummy!! For a starter the
Yellow lentil soup with chilli oil, lemon and fried pita bread, its always good to have soup in hot weather it cools the body down. Especially in 86 degree F/30 C and for my main course I choose the Frito misto of prawn and white snapper fille and Fennel and parsley salad.

Yellow lentil soup with chilli oil

What a meal I wanted to stay healthy on this trip maybe even lose some weight from all the activities planned. How could I go wrong with a diet full of for fresh fish, fruits and vegetables served with every meal. The Maldives is famous for its seafood. My goal was to eat a lot of protein and fruits and veggie.

This idea lasted five minutes. All it took was the sweet smile of our Philippians’ waiter Denis who coaxed us into having some homemade pineapple & strawberry sorbet. “Just a little it’s homemade and you’re on vacation! Live a little ladies!” Sorbet is not bad right?