Sea Spaghetti All’Amatriciana

• Preparation Time: 10 mins

• Cooking Time: 15 mins

• Serves: 2

Ingredients:

• Fresh sea spaghetti (fresh strands don’t swell but are very filling)

• 1 medium brown onion, finely diced

• 3 tbsp olive oil

• 3 rashers of bacon, finely diced (optional)

• 1/2 long red chilli, finely diced

• 3 cloves garlic, finely diced

• 1 tsp dried mixed Italian herbs

• 1 1/2 cups tomato passata or a tin of chopped tomatoes 1/2 tsp sea salt

• Handful of marinated olives of choice

• Grated parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast flakes to serve

Method:

1. Wash the fresh seaweed in cold water and drain.

2. Bring a medium pot of water to boil.

3. Dice the ingredients for the sauce.

4. Add the seaweed to the boiling water and watch its colour change to a cool emerald green!

5. Cook for 15-20 minutes, then strain.

6. Prepare the sauce while the seaweed pasta is cooking. Add the onion, olive oil, bacon and chilli to a hot deep frying pan and sauté over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes, until golden brown and softened.

7. Add the garlic and Italian herb and mix through. Then, add the tomatoes, salt and olives and stir. Cook over together for 3- 4 minutes, stirring a few times.

8. Stir the cooked seaweed pasta into the sauce and serve with or without shaved parmesan/nutritional yeast flakes on the side. Enjoy!