PASTA: Here are 2 variations to the basic home-made gnocchi recipe.

GREEN GNOCCHI:

 

 

 

2 lb. cooked spinach                                                   

1 lb. potato

1 ½ cups all purpose flour                                          

1 egg, beaten

1 tsp. salt                                                                    

2 tbsp. olive oil

 

 

 

Squeeze out liquid from cooked spinach. Follow basic technique in making gnocchi, adding spinach, flour, salt and beaten egg to cooked potatoes..  

 

Toss cooked and drained gnocchi with 2 tbsp. olive oil and set aside until needed.

 

 

 

 

 

ROASTED- PEPPER-FLAVOURED GNOCCHI:

 

 

 

2 medium bell peppers                                               

1 lb. potato, cooked

1 ½ cups all purpose flour                                          

1 egg, beaten

1 tsp. salt                                                                    

 

 

 

Roast peppers over a grill until charred all over. Put peppers into a paper bag for 15 minutes. Peel, seed and finely chop peppers. Follow recipe for basic gnocchi, add peppers into cooked potatoes together with flour, salt and the beaten egg. Cook and drain gnocchi and toss with olive oil until needed.