Goat cheese gnocchi and warm spinach salad

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

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