Good health doesn't have to be complicated according to top private chef Konstantina Tsoli, and she should know because her job involves working for some of the most demanding and successful clients in the world. They are the clients of the Paracelsus-Recovery clinic, on the shores of Lake Zurich in Switzerland, where individual therapy packages cost £100k a week and last up to six months.
Throughout their intensive stays, it is Konstantina's job to ensure that they eat well, following guidelines from the nutritionists who are employed by the clinic where up to 60 members of staff are engaged to look after just three guests at a time. Client confidentiality ensures that these guests never meet one another during their stay, and so the private chefs who visit three times a day to cook bespoke meals are integral to the process.
I was staying at the clinic on a longevity and wellness package, and my food brief - which was requested before I arrived - was for the healthiest food possible that also tastes rich and luxurious. Konstantina devised four recipes that were each beautifully fragrant and intelligent exercises in aroma, taste and vitality.
"These foods are all extremely good for you and if we all ate more of them we would all be healthier," she explained.
Here are her unique recipes shared exclusively with Express readers.
Romesco sauce
2 red bell peppers
150gr cherry tomatoes
1 garlic clove
1 shallot
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt pepper to taste
1 tablespoon spoon paprika
30 grams toasted almonds
Method:
Place everything in the oven, except the almonds, for 25-30 minutes at 180 degrees until golden brown. As we wait for the rest of the ingredients to cook we toast the almonds in a pan on a medium low heat until they change colour. When everything is ready we place everything in a blender and mix until smooth
Calories per serving 170
Protein 3.5
Fiber 3.7
Broccoli couscous
1 broccoli shaved into zest with a microplane
1 spoon of olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Water: twenty-five per cent of the weight of the broccoli
Parsley to taste
1/2 lime and zest
Method:
We place everything in a small pot, except of the parsley, and we cook until the water evaporates. Top with the parsley
Per serving
65calories
2.2 protein
2.5 fiber
N-icecream ('nicecream')
1 banana
4 strawberries
20ml milk of your choice
Method:
We freeze the fruits the night before and blend the next day
Per serving approximately
124 calories
Protein 1.6
Fiber 3.6
Avocado mousse
2 avocados
100ml coconut water
80ml Yacon syrup
45gr cocoa powder
Method:
Blend everything in the mixer and chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours
100gr of avocado mousse
225calories
3.7 Protein
4.8 Fiber

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