Spinach and Ricotta Gnocchi |
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 16 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is a beauiful recipe for greek food lovers. Ingredients:
4 slices white bread, crusts removed |
1/2 cup milk |
1 lb frozen spinach |
9 ounces ricotta cheese |
2 large eggs |
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese |
1/4 cup all-purpose flour |
grated parmesan cheese, for serving |
2 teaspoons butter |
2 garlic cloves, crushed |
3 tablespoons basil, chopped |
1 ripe tomato, diced |
Directions:
1. Soak bread in milk for 10 minutes.
2. Squeeze out any excess milk from bread.
3. Squeeze out any excess liquid from spinach.
4. Combine bread, spinachricotta eggs and parmesan well.
5. chill ,covered, for 1 hour.Fold in flour.
6. With floured hands, roll heaped teaspoonsof mixture into dumplings.
7. Lower batches of the gnocchi into large saucepan salted boiling water.
8. Cook 2 minutes or until gnocchi rises to the surface.
9. Transfer to a serving plate and keep warm.
10. To make sauce, combine butter,garlic,basil and tomato in saucepan and cook over medium heat 3 minutes or until nutty brown in color.
11. drizzle over gnocchi and sprinkle with shaved parmesan.
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