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FOOD
Spaghetti rizzi
A large bowful of spaghetti with rizzi makes you feel
like you are eating the sea. Perfect for summer meals,
Michael Diacono makes this simple pasta dish full of
his favourite things.
• 500g spaghetti
• Handful cherry tomatoes,
halved
• Olive oil
• ½ chilli, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic
• Salt and pepper
• 400ml fish stock
• Handful parsley, finely
chopped
• Handful basil, coats let
chopped
• 4 tbsp rizzi (sea urchins)
INGREDIENTS METHOD
1. Boil the pasta in salted water until al dente.
2. Heat some olive oil in a pan and add the
cherry tomatoes and the chilli and allow the
tomatoes to soften slightly.
3. Add the garlic and season with salt and
pepper.
4. Add the fish stock, add the parsley and basil
and allow to simmer for a few mins.
5. Add the pasta, straight from the boiling water,
into the pan with the sauce and allow to cook
for the final two minutes.
6. Remove from the heat and add the rizzi and
serve immediately.
maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 NOVEMBER 2022
