Gnocchi with Pesto
Laura SharradIngredients:
- 1kg royal blue potatoes, boiled and mashed
- 250g 00 flour
- Salt
Pesto:
- 200g picked basil leaves
- 80g pine nuts
- 50g grated parmigiano reggiano
- 250ml extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- Sea salt flakes
- Freshly cracked black pepper
Method:
- Add all your ingredients into either a small food processor or a jug with a barmaid and blitz until smooth, combined and almost creamy like in texture.
- For the Gnocchi, peel and quarter potatoes. Boil in salted water until tender then drain in a colander and allow potatoes to steam and dry slightly. Press potatoes through a fine drum sieve into a large bowl.
- Add flour and salt and mix gently to form a dough.
- Roll the dough into 2cm thick logs and cut into 2cm pieces.
- Roll each piece across on wooden ridged gnocchi board, or back of a fork.
- Cook your gnocchi in salted boiling water until they float, add to a fry pan with a ladle of cooking water and enough pesto to coat the gnocchi, toss to combine and serve with extra parmigiana cheese on top.
Our friends at Wine Selectors suggest pairing this dish with a Vermentino.
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