Gnocchi with basil pesto
Gnocchi with basil pesto

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This Gnocchi with Pesto Sauce, also called Gnocchi al pesto, falls perfectly in to the category of "quick and easy". All you need is a pack of Gnocchi and pre-made pesto You can also just make the pesto while the gnocchi is cooking. I used the Homemade Basil Walnut Pesto I shared last week. Coat the gnocchi with the pesto, transfer to warm plates or a platter, and serve immediately.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook gnocchi with basil pesto using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Gnocchi with basil pesto:
  1. Take 250 g charlotte potatoes
  2. Prepare 100 g flour
  3. Get 1 egg
  4. Take Bunch basil
  5. Get 50 g pine nuts
  6. Prepare 50 g Parmesan
  7. Make ready 3 tablespoons olive oil
  8. Take 1 clove garlic
  9. Make ready Salt
  10. Take Pepper

Stir in the oil, bit by bit until smooth. Cook the gnocchi in boiling salted water until they float the surface. Mix the gnocchi with the pesto and serve while warm. In our pesto, we're doubling up on the greens by adding hearty spinach.

Steps to make Gnocchi with basil pesto:
  1. Peel the potatoes and boil in water for 25 mins. Once cooked, drain and leave to cool.
  2. Whisk cool potatoes with a handmixer. Add flour and egg and mix until it forms a dough. Roll the dough into four balls.
  3. Roll each dough ball into long sausage strips and cut at diagonals. Place on a tray, cover with cling film and refrigerate for 30 mins.
  4. Using a mixer, blitz the basil, olive oil, garlic, Parmesan and pine nuts in a blender. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Take the gnocchi out of the fridge and pop into salted boiling water for 3 mins.
  6. Drain the gnocchi and serve with as much pesto as you like.

Mix the gnocchi with the pesto and serve while warm. In our pesto, we're doubling up on the greens by adding hearty spinach. And instead of regular pasta, we're using fresh gnocchi (cooked right along with the green beans). The hearty, veggie-packed sauce coats the dumplings perfectly, resulting in a dish as elegant as it is satisfying. Prepare Kale Basil Pesto according to instructions below.

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