Ingredients

• 230 g caster sugar
• 200 g pasta like mezze penne
• 200 g almond milk
• 30 g candied orange peel
• 25 g butter
• 15 g icing sugar
• 5 g cornstarch
• 1 pc orange
• peeled pistachios
• vanilla powder
• salt

For the recipe of sweet penne soup and almond milk, bring 2 liters of water to the boil
in a saucepan with 200 g of granulated sugar and a pinch of salt. Add the pasta, cook it according to the times shown on the package and drain. Melt the butter in a pan with the icing sugar, add the pasta and let it flavor, stirring, for about 30 seconds. Heat the almond milk in a saucepan, melt the cornstarch and a pinch of vanilla and cook for 3-4 minutes, until it is a little thickened. Grate the orange rind, peel it, remove the skin and cut the pulp into cubes. Cut the candied orange peel into small pieces. Melt 30 g of granulated sugar in a pan with 2 tablespoons of water; when it starts to change color, add a handful of pistachios and stir for 30-40 seconds. Spread the almond milk on the plates, then the half penne. Garnish with orange pulp, candied peel and pistachios. Complete with the grated rind and, to taste, with tufts of fennel and small meringues.