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Seafood.

Useful recipes for delicious food without unnecessary complication.

Watercolour illustration of crusty Maltese sandwiches filled with tuna, tomato, onion and capers.

15 min

Maltese · No Cook

Ħobż biż-Żejt (Maltese Tomato and Tuna Sandwich)

Malta's iconic rustic sandwich of crusty bread, kunserva, olive oil, tuna, capers, onion, and tomato.

Watercolour illustration of stuffed calamari in tomato sauce with a sliced portion showing the filling.

75 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Klamari Mimli (Stuffed Calamari)

Maltese stuffed calamari filled with breadcrumbs, garlic, parsley, capers, olives, and tentacles, simmered in tomato sauce.

Watercolour illustration of grilled swordfish steaks with capers, parsley and lemon.

25 min

Maltese · Grill

Pixxispad Mixwi (Grilled Swordfish)

Maltese grilled swordfish with lemon, garlic, capers, parsley, and olive oil. Fresh, simple, and perfect for warm weather.

Watercolour illustration of crisp whitebait fritters with parsley and lemon wedges.

30 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Pulpetti tal-Makku (Whitebait Fritters)

Traditional Maltese whitebait fritters with egg, parsley, garlic, and lemon. Quick, crisp-edged, and full of seaside flavour.

Watercolour illustration of cooked octopus pieces with garlic, parsley and lemon.

60 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Qarnit bit-Tewm (Maltese Octopus with Garlic)

A bold Maltese octopus dish with garlic, olive oil, lemon, and herbs, served warm or at room temperature.

Watercolour illustration of octopus stew with tomato sauce, peas and parsley.

90 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Stuffat tal-Qarnit (Maltese Octopus Stew)

A rich Maltese octopus stew slowly simmered with tomato, red wine, garlic, and herbs.

Watercolour illustration of tuna steaks in tomato sauce with olives, capers and parsley.

35 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Tonn biz-Zalza (Tuna in Tomato Sauce)

A simple Maltese tuna dish simmered with tomato, onion, garlic, capers, olives, and herbs. Quick, savoury, and full of coastal flavour.

Watercolour illustration of garlicky Maltese fish soup with rice, parsley and lemon.

50 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Aljotta (Maltese Garlic Fish Soup)

Make traditional Maltese aljotta: a light garlic fish soup with fresh fish, tomatoes, rice, lemon, and herbs, ready in about 50 minutes.

Watercolour illustration of Gozitan flatbread topped with potatoes, tomatoes, olives and anchovies.

65 min

Maltese · Oven

Ftira Għawdxija (Gozitan Potato Flatbread)

Make traditional Gozitan ftira with a crisp, chewy base topped with potato, tomato, olives, capers, and anchovies or tuna. Serves four.

Watercolour illustration of pleated anchovy pies with tomato, olives and capers.

50 min

Maltese · Oven

Qassatat tal-Inċova (Anchovy Pies)

Bake Maltese qassatat with shortcrust pastry and a bold anchovy, tomato, caper, and olive filling. This traditional recipe makes 8–10 savoury pies.

Watercolour illustration of golden fried lampuki fillets with garlic, parsley and lemon.

30 min

Maltese · Frying

Lampuki Moqlija (Maltese Fried Mahi-Mahi)

Simple Maltese fried lampuki seasoned with lemon, garlic, parsley, and olive oil. A seasonal fish dish from late summer and autumn.

Watercolour illustration of a sliced lampuki pie filled with fish, spinach, olives and tomato.

105 min

Maltese · Oven

Torta tal-Lampuki (Maltese Fish Pie)

Maltese lampuki pie with mahi-mahi, spinach, olives, capers, and pine nuts in shortcrust pastry. Makes one 24cm pie for 6-8 people.

Roasted salmon with cherry tomatoes, olives, beans and lemon

28 min

Mediterranean Inspired · Oven

Mediterranean Salmon

A colourful one-pan salmon dinner with burst tomatoes, briny olives, lemon and tender white beans.