No Potato Spinach and Goat Cheese Gnocchi
ByI love gnocchi. They are just a pain to make from scratch. This recipe gives you the texture of gnocchi and a little upscale flavor for less work. Enjoy.
No Potato Spinach and Goat Cheese Gnocchi (serves 4)
1 pound fresh spinach
1 pound ricotta or Goat Cheese
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 extra large eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
1/4 cup grated Pecorino
Steam and chop spinach – drain well. In large bowl stir ricotta and spinach, flour, eggs, salt an d nutmeg and pecorino until it makes a firm ball. Divide into fourths and roll on cutting board until firm and slightly dry. Roll into ropes and make gnocchi.
Boil gnocchi for 6-7 minutes until they float.
Serve with this Sauce
1/2 cup butter (one stick)
1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes sliced
3 tablespoons pine nuts
juice and zest of 1 lemon
grated pecorino for sprinkles
Cook butter, tomatoes and pine nuts in a saute pan till butter is slightly brown. Add Lemon and remove from heat. Top gnocchi and sprinkle with cheese.
I really love goat cheese desserts, their are awesome. If I have guests, I just make goat cheese deserts and they love it. Are there any other good uses for goat cheese?
Thank you, very useful. I wasnt actually a big fan of Spinach for many years (ok, that’s a total lie, I hated the stuff), but after shacking up with a vegan I kind of had to put up with it, and have gradually come to absolutely love the stuff. Spinach curry is undoubtedly my absolute favouritest! I recently found an entire spinach recipes website which is my new favourite site now, you should have a look!
nice site suggestion. That recipe looks really good too – think I might try it in some sort of puff pastry.