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==Ingredients==
:Spaghetti - the recipe below is for 4 portions
:1 cauliflower
:1 onion
:1 fresh chili or chili flakes
:4 cloves of garlic
:3 anchovies 
:8 tbsp breadcrumbs
:Lemon or orange zest
:Parsley
:2 tbsp small capers (optional) 

==Method==
===For the cauliflower cream===
#Sauté the onion and two cloves of garlic until soft. 
#Add some finely chopped orange zest and the cauliflower roughly chopped. 
#Cover with water and add some salt. 
#Let simmer until the cauliflower is soft and blend the cauliflower. Add a little amount of water in order to get a cream of medium thickness.
#Adjust the seasoning by adding freshly cracked pepper and salt if necessary. Set aside and keep warm. 

===For the anchovy breadcrumbs===
#Put some olive oil in a pan with one smashed garlic clove, half of the fresh chili chopped or a pinch of the chili flakes and gently start heating the oil on low. 
#Add the anchovies and let them melt into the oil. 
#Once the oil is nicely infused, discard the garlic clove and add the breadcrumbs, toasting them until they are nice and golden. Set aside.

===For the spaghetti aglio e olio===
#Cook the spaghetti in salty water and prepare a pan with some oil, a smashed garlic clove and some chili. Over a low heat to infuse the oil as before. 
#When the spaghetti is almost cooked (one minute before more or less), drain saving a little of the water, and transfer them to the pan with the infused oil and add the capers (if you have them, this is optional). 
#Sauté on a high heat with a few spoons of the water it was cooked in. 
#When the pasta has absorbed all the water and is perfectly cooked, add some freshly chopped parsley. 

===Plating===
#Put some cauliflower cream as the base to the plate. 
#Add the spaghetti trying to make a nest. 
#Top with the anchovy breadcrumbs.
#Freshly grated lemon zest can also be added on top.

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