Yield: 4 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
1 cup | Finely-chopped bulk Andouille sausage |
1 cup | Julienned onions |
2 tablespoons | Minced shallots |
1 tablespoon | Minced garlic |
¼ cup | Balsamic vinegar |
¾ cup | Olive oil; plus |
2 teaspoons | Olive oil |
\N \N | Salt; to taste |
\N \N | Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste |
2 larges | Baked potatoes |
1 teaspoon | Salt |
\N \N | Freshly-ground white pepper; to taste |
1 large | Egg |
¾ cup | Goat's cheese |
½ cup | Flour; plus |
3 tablespoons | Flour |
2 cups | Milk |
1 cup | Water |
4 cups | Cleaned; stemmed fresh spinach |
In a hot saute pan, render the andouille for 2 minutes. Add the onions.
Saute for 3 to 4 minutes, or until caramelized. Add the shallots and garlic. Saute for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add the balsamic vinegar.
Turn into a mixing bowl and whisk in the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Scrape the potatoes from their skin into the bowl. With a hand potato masher, mash the potatoes until smooth. Stir in 1 teaspoon salt, white pepper, egg, Goat's cheese, and ¼ cup plus 3 tablespoons of the flour. Sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup flour on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Turn the dough onto the floured surface and roll the dough out in a log, about 1-inch thick. Cut the dough into 1-inch pieces. Roll each piece across the tines of fork. In a large saucepan, combine the milk, water, 1 teaspoon olive oil, salt and pepper. Bring the liquid just to a boil. Add the gnocchi and poach for 5 minutes. Remove the gnocchi with a slotted spoon and drain. Turn the gnocchi in a mixing bowl and toss with the remaining olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. In a large mixing bowl, toss the spinach, onions and vinaigrette together. Season with salt and pepper. Place the greens in the center of the plate. Arrange ¼ of the gnocchi around each salad. Garnish with black pepper. This recipe yields 4 servings.
Comments: The original recipe title as listed is Goat Cheese Gnocchi And Warm Spinach Salad With Caramelized Onion And Andouille Vinaigertte.
Recipe Source: EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse >From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EM-1A12 broadcast 03-12-1997) Downloaded from their Web-Site -
Formatted for MasterCook by MR MAD, aka Joe Comiskey - jpmd44a@...
03-27-1997
Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "Christopher E. Eaves" <cea260@...> on Apr 01, 1998