Recipes
Green Gnocchi with Tomato and Mozzarella
Gnocchi Verdi al Pomodoro e Mozzarella
Ingredients
Serves 4
- 500g mashed floury potatoes
- 110g plain flour
- 200g spinach, cooked, squeezed dry and very finely chopped
- 1 egg
- Salt and pepper
- 40g Parmesan, freshly grated
- 150g buffalo mozzarella, cut into small cubes
Tomato Sauce
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 500g canned chopped tomatoes
- 6 basil leaves
Method
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In a way this simple, yet delicious dish can be seen to represent the colours of the Italian flag- green, red and white.
Make the gnocchi by mixing together the potatoes, flour, spinach and egg, adding more flour if the dough is too wet. Season lightly.
Make the simple tomato sauce by frying the garlic in the olive oil until soft, a few minutes. Add the tomatoes, basil and some salt and pepper, and cook for 2o minutes.
Cook the gnocchi as per the Basic Gnocchi recipe. When ready, drain, then add the sauce, Parmesan and some pepper, and mix well.
Divide the gnocchi between the plates, sprinkling over the mozzarella cubes and some more basil leaves to finish.
This recipe is from Antonio Carluccio’s Simple Cooking