Sweet potato gnocchi with tomato and prawn sauce

Prep Time: 55 Minutes

Cook Time: 55 Minutes

Ready In: 110 Minutes

Servings: 4

This recipe is from a low fat cook book. It is beautifully presented, delicious and best of all pretty simple.

Ingredients:

2 medium sweet potatoes

50 g whole wheat flour (plus a little extra for shaping)

1 ground nutmeg (1 = tsp)

1 (225 g) can chopped tomatoes, and their juice

75 g cooked prawns

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 teaspoon chopped garlic

35 g peeled and finely chopped onions

35 g finely chopped mushrooms

1 tablespoon red wine (optional)

1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano

1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh basil

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius.
2. Roast sweet potatoes for about 35 minutes or until flesh is tender when pierced with a skewer.
3. Cool potatoes slightly and remove skin.
4. You should have about 175g of potato flesh.
5. Mash flour and sweet potato in a bowl until you have a smooth mixture.
6. Add the nutmeg and mix again- season lightly if required.
7. On a floured surface roll a ball (about the size of a brazil nut) of potato mixture- flouring your hands is also handy here.
8. Flatten ball slightly with a fork.
9. Continue process of making balls of potato mixture until it has all been used.
10. Place in the fridge while you prepare the sauce.
11. Make the sauce: Heat olive oil in a non stick pan.
12. Add garlic and onion and fry until soft.
13. Add mushrooms and a little water if pan is getting dry.
14. When mushrooms start to soften add the red wine (or 1tbsp water).
15. Let the mixture bubble for a few moments and add oregano.
16. Add tomatoes and juice to pan and stir well.
17. Add prawns to sauce, stir well and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
18. The sauce should reduce to a thickened consistency.
19. Add basil to sauce and stir.
20. To cook gnocchi: Place gnocchi one by one in a large pan of boiling water and cook for about 3 minutes- they are ready when they rise to the surface.
21. With a slotted spoon transfer gnocchi to dinner plate and top with sauce.

By RecipeOfHealth.com