Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, gnocchi with basil pesto. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Gnocchi with basil pesto is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Gnocchi with basil pesto is something which I have loved my entire life.
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 for this recipe. You can also just make the pesto while the gnocchi is cooking.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have gnocchi with basil pesto using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Gnocchi with basil pesto:
- Get 250 g charlotte potatoes
- Take 100 g flour
- Get 1 egg
- Prepare Bunch basil
- Prepare 50 g pine nuts
- Prepare 50 g Parmesan
- Prepare 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Take 1 clove garlic
- Take Salt
- Get Pepper
Cook the gnocchi in boiling salted water until they float the surface. Mix the gnocchi with the pesto and serve while warm. Stir in pesto; remove from heat. Add gnocchi and tomatoes to the skillet and stir gently.
Steps to make Gnocchi with basil pesto:
- Peel the potatoes and boil in water for 25 mins. Once cooked, drain and leave to cool.
- Whisk cool potatoes with a handmixer. Add flour and egg and mix until it forms a dough. Roll the dough into four balls.
- 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.
- Using a mixer, blitz the basil, olive oil, garlic, Parmesan and pine nuts in a blender. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Take the gnocchi out of the fridge and pop into salted boiling water for 3 mins.
- Drain the gnocchi and serve with as much pesto as you like.
Serve immediately, garnishing with fresh basil and grated Parmesan, as desired. Prepare Kale Basil Pesto according to instructions below. Cook the gnocchi in a large stockpot of salted boiling water according to package instructions. Combine gnocchi, Brussels sprouts and Kale Basil Pesto in the stock pot, and toss until combined. Serve warm, garnished with extra Parmesan.
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