Spinach gnocchi with garlic and walnuts

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½poundsBoiling potatoes
1largeEgg; lightly beaten
1pinchSalt
¼cupGrated Parmesan cheese
1cupCooked spinach; squeezed dry
1teaspoonDried basil
cupWhite whole wheat flour
OR whole wheat flour
¼cupOlive oil
2Cloves garlic; minced
cupChopped walnuts
3tablespoonsChopped fresh parsley

Directions

GARLIC AND WALNUT TOPPING

8 SERVINGS OVO-LACTO

We serve our gnocchi with a garlic-and-walnut infused olive oil, but you can also serve them with pesto, tomato sauce or sage butter.

Put potatoes into large pot and add cold water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain. Cool slightly, peel and mash in a large bowl. Add egg, salt, cheese, spinach and basil. Mix thoroughly. Gradually work flour into potato mixture. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.

Line baking sheet with wax paper and lightly flour. Break off small pieces of dough and roll into balls about ¾ inch in diameter. Place in a single layer on prepared pan. Continue until all dough is formed.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, in medium skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring often, 1 minute. Add walnuts, reduce heat to low and cook, stirring often, 1 minute more. Remove from heat. When water boils, add salt then working in batches, drop gnocchi into water. Cook 10 seconds after dumplings rise to surface, about 10 minutes total. Remove with slotted spoon and divide among 8 serving bowls.

Reheat olive oil mixture, then spoon over gnocchi. Serve warm.

PER SERVING: 321 CAL.; 9G PROT.;11 G TOTAL FAT (2G SAT. FAT); 46G CARB.; 28MG CHOL.; 79MG SOD.; 4G FIBER.

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Recipe by: Vegetarian Times Magazine, September 1998, page 44 Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.