The recipe is Italian but the lemon I used to make this recipe is from the island of Aegina, Greece. The island is full of lemon trees (I fell in love with it!) and we picked some fruits while we were there. The aroma of these lemons are amazing… I have never smelt anything good before. I think the paradise can smell like these gorgeous yellow lemons… 🙂
Spagetthi Al Limone
Ingredients (serves 2)
– 250 g spagetthi
– 1 organic lemon’s skin and juice
– 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
– basil leaves, chopped
– 1 teaspoon dried chili
– 3 tablespoons olive oil or 30 g butter
– Parmesan, freshly grated
– salt, pepper
Method
In a large pot cook spagetthi in salted, boiling water until al dente. In the meantime peel the lemon thinly (without its white part) and chop the skin finely. In a large bowl mix together olive oil or butter, the chopped garlic and the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Drain the spagetthi then add it to the lemon mixture, sprinkle with chili, basil and lemon’s skin. Serve with Parmesan.
