Spaghetti with fried cauliflower florets and buffalo mozzarella

AUTHOR
Andrew Gay
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3.7 3
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 400 g Spaghetti
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1/2 (approx. 375 g) Cauliflower
  • 2 (125 g each) Balls Buffalo mozzarella
  • 2 red chillies
  • 1 Lime
  • 1 TABLESPOON liquid honey
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1 TABLESPOON Butter or margarine
  • 60 g Parmesan cheese
  • 100 g Whipped cream
  • 4 Egg yolk (size M)
  • 7-10 Tbsp coarse pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Clean and wash the cauliflower and divide it into 2-3 cm small florets. Pluck the mozzarella. Wash and clean the chilli and cut into fine rings. Wash lime, dab dry and finely grate peel.

  2. 2

    Mix the honey, oil, chilli and lime zest together and add the mozzarella.

  3. 3

    Prepare the pasta in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet. Peel garlic and chop finely. Heat the fat in a pan. Fry the cauliflower and garlic for about 3 minutes until golden brown, season with salt and pepper, remove and keep warm.

  4. 4

    Finely grate the cheese. Mix cream, egg yolk and parmesan. Drain the pasta, collect 3-4 tablespoons of pasta water and add to the cream mixture. Mix the pasta with the sauce, season with salt and pepper.

  5. 5

    Arrange noodles on plates. Arrange cauliflower and mozzarella on top. Sprinkle with coarse pepper.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
880 kcal
CARBS
75 g
FATS
48 g
PROTEINS
39 g