Gnocchi with courgette, mascarpone & spring onions
Ingredients
300g fresh gnocchi
1 tbsp olive oil
1 red chilli , sliced, deseeded if you like 1 tomato, deseeded and sliced
1 medium courgette , cut into thin ribbons with a peeler
4 spring onions , chopped
zest 1 lemon
2 heaped tbsp mascarpone
50g Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated
dressed mixed leaves , to serve
Method
Cook the gnocchi following pack instructions. Drain, reserving a ladle of the cooking water, and set aside.
Heat the oil in a frying pan. Cook chilli and courgette for 3 mins until soft. Add spring onions, zest, mascarpone, half the Parmesan and cooking water. Mix until smooth, add gnocchi and heat through.
Season, divide between 2 ovenproof dishes and scatter with the remaining Parmesan. Grill for 2-3 mins until bubbling and serve with the dressed mixed leaves.
My thoughts
I didn't have any spring onions and ASDA was out, so I ended up using the last of the diced frozen onions I had in the freezer.
It was... ok. I mean, I liked it well enough and it was very rich compared to what I'm used to eating - which has given me tummy ache. I don't think I'd make it again any time soon though
300g fresh gnocchi
1 tbsp olive oil
1 red chilli , sliced, deseeded if you like 1 tomato, deseeded and sliced
1 medium courgette , cut into thin ribbons with a peeler
4 spring onions , chopped
zest 1 lemon
2 heaped tbsp mascarpone
50g Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated
dressed mixed leaves , to serve
Method
Cook the gnocchi following pack instructions. Drain, reserving a ladle of the cooking water, and set aside.
Heat the oil in a frying pan. Cook chilli and courgette for 3 mins until soft. Add spring onions, zest, mascarpone, half the Parmesan and cooking water. Mix until smooth, add gnocchi and heat through.
Season, divide between 2 ovenproof dishes and scatter with the remaining Parmesan. Grill for 2-3 mins until bubbling and serve with the dressed mixed leaves.
My thoughts
I didn't have any spring onions and ASDA was out, so I ended up using the last of the diced frozen onions I had in the freezer.
It was... ok. I mean, I liked it well enough and it was very rich compared to what I'm used to eating - which has given me tummy ache. I don't think I'd make it again any time soon though