- Serves4
- CourseMain meal
- Prepare10 mins
- Cook10 mins
- Total time20 mins
- Pluscooling
Ingredients
- 2 x 500g packs gnocchi (or use 360g dried pasta)
- 250g green vegetables (such as peas, broccoli, asparagus or beans), cut into 3-4cm pieces where necessary
- 4 tbsp crème fraîche (or double cream or soft cheese)
Pesto
- 20g nuts (such as pistachios, almonds or pine nuts)
- 25g oft herbs (such as basil, mint, parsley or a combination), leaves picked
- 1 clove/s garlic
- 20g hard cheese (such as Parmigiano Reggiano, pecorino or Gruyère), finely grated, plus extra to serve
- 75ml olive oil
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Method
For the pesto, tip the nuts into a small dry frying pan and cook over a medium-low heat for 2-3 minutes or until fragrant and toasted; set aside to cool. Put the toasted nuts, herbs (reserving a few leaves to serve if liked), garlic, cheese and oil in a small food processor and pulse until mostly smooth. Alternatively, use a pestle and mortar to pound together the nuts, herbs, garlic and cheese, then gradually stir in the oil. Season, adding a little lemon juice to taste; set aside.
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil; add the gnocchi and veg. Cook for 2½-3 minutes until the veg are just tender and the gnocchi have risen to the surface (if using pasta, cook according to pack instructions, adding the veg for the final 2-3 minutes). Drain well and return to the pan. Stir through the pesto and crème fraîche, then divide among 4 bowls. Scatter over extra cheese and chopped herbs, if liked.
Nutritional
Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe
Energy | 3,272kJ/ 782kcals |
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Fat | 39g |
Saturated Fat | 13.1g |
Carbohydrates | 89g |
Sugars | 3.7g |
Fibre | 8.7g |
Protein | 15g |
Salt | 1.1g |